It&#8217;s Friday afternoon, the trade deadline has passed, and now it&#8217;s time to recap everything the Edmonton Oilers got done or didn&#8217;t get done at the NHL&#8217;s annual swap &#8216;n shop. On today&#8217;s show, we recapped <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/03/07/edmonton-oilers-2025-nhl-trade-deadline-live-blog/">the trade deadline</a>, offered takes on our winners and losers, and took a deep dive into the three new Oilers Stan Bowman acquired over the last week.
We started the episode of ONR with a delicious debate about whether or not the Oilers did enough at the trade deadline to keep pace with the arms race that happened in the Western Conference. Obviously, the expectations in Edmonton are sky-high after going to <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2024/08/10/random-thoughts-oilers-game-7-heartbreak-oscar-klefboms-retirement-and-tyson-barrie/">Game 7</a> of the Stanley Cup Final, and the question will be whether Stan Bowman could have done more. While everyone on the podcast wished for more, no one was all that disappointed in the deals that actually got done.
Looking at what the Oilers did get done, we looked at the three players Stan Bowman acquired — <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/03/04/oilers-acquire-trent-frederic-max-jones-from-bruins-in-three-team-trade/">Trent Frederic, Max Jones</a>, and <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/03/07/edmonton-oilers-announce-sharks-jake-walman-first-round-pick-carl-berglund/">Jake Walman</a> — and walked through what the team saw in each of them. For a team that was looking to add some truculence and puck-moving skills, these three new players will certainly help to accomplish that goal. Again, no one on the podcast is saying that the Oilers had a perfect deadline — they did not — but it also wouldn&#8217;t be fair to call this a failure for the Oilers, given their cap and roster limitations.
From there, we discussed the winners and losers and offered our takes on who did the best and worst at the NHL trade deadline. Whether it&#8217;s the Canucks for failing to move Brock Boeser, the Los Angeles Kings for doing next to nothing, or Dallas Stars for locking in the best player of the day, the guys offered up their reasons for who were the best and worst. Finally, we wrapped up the episode with another round of betting talk, Ask the Idiots questions, and our Hot and Cold Performers.
Listen to the Friday episode of Oilersnation Radio below:
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It's Friday afternoon, the trade deadline has passed, and now it's time to recap everything the Edmonton Oilers got done or didn't get done at the NHL's annual swap 'n shop. On today's show, we recapped <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/03/07/edmonton-oilers-2025-nhl-trade-deadline-live-blog/">the trade deadline</a>, offered takes on our winners and losers, and took a deep dive into the three new Oilers Stan Bowman acquired over the last week.

We started the episode of ONR with a delicious debate about whether or not the Oilers did enough at the trade deadline to keep pace with the arms race that happened in the Western Conference. Obviously, the expectations in Edmonton are sky-high after going to <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2024/08/10/random-thoughts-oilers-game-7-heartbreak-oscar-klefboms-retirement-and-tyson-barrie/">Game 7</a> of the Stanley Cup Final, and the question will be whether Stan Bowman could have done more. While everyone on the podcast wished for more, no one was all that disappointed in the deals that actually got done.

Looking at what the Oilers did get done, we looked at the three players Stan Bowman acquired — <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/03/04/oilers-acquire-trent-frederic-max-jones-from-bruins-in-three-team-trade/">Trent Frederic, Max Jones</a>, and <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/03/07/edmonton-oilers-announce-sharks-jake-walman-first-round-pick-carl-berglund/">Jake Walman</a> — and walked through what the team saw in each of them. For a team that was looking to add some truculence and puck-moving skills, these three new players will certainly help to accomplish that goal. Again, no one on the podcast is saying that the Oilers had a perfect deadline — they did not — but it also wouldn't be fair to call this a failure for the Oilers, given their cap and roster limitations.

From there, we discussed the winners and losers and offered our takes on who did the best and worst at the NHL trade deadline. Whether it's the Canucks for failing to move Brock Boeser, the Los Angeles Kings for doing next to nothing, or Dallas Stars for locking in the best player of the day, the guys offered up their reasons for who were the best and worst. Finally, we wrapped up the episode with another round of betting talk, Ask the Idiots questions, and our Hot and Cold Performers.

Listen to the Friday episode of Oilersnation Radio below:

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