Monday afternoon means a new episode of the Real Life podcast is recorded, edited, and ready to kick off your week. On today&#8217;s podcast, the guys discussed Jay and Baggedmilk&#8217;s trip to Toronto, the Oilers winning their last two <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/03/16/oilers-win-season-sweep-over-rangers/">games in New York</a>, the new Ice District development, and much more.
The guys started the Monday episode of Real Life by recapping Jay and Baggedmilk&#8217;s trips to Toronto. They explained that the trips were mostly filled with meetings and complaints about traffic. While it&#8217;s always nice to see fellow staffers in Toronto, it&#8217;s also nice to get back to Edmonton and out of the hustle and bustle.
Turning the podcast back to the Oilers, Jay expressed his concerns about the Colorado Avalanche being an absolute wagon. Given that the Avalanche&#8217;s <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/03/08/edmonton-oilers-trade-extension-mikko-rantanen-rickard-rakell-ryan-donato/">Rantanen trade</a> has seemingly worked out well, does that mean all roads in the Western Conference run through Colorado? On the Oilers front, the guys wondered if the boys were back after their <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/03/17/strong-defensive-effort-oilers-beat-rangers/">win over the Rangers</a>, which was one of their best games since the 4 Nations break.
Changing gears, the guys discussed the new downtown development plan that the city recently greenlit and how the plan to bring more items to the Ice District will transform downtown Edmonton. From the event park to the future housing projects, there&#8217;s little doubt that Daryl Katz&#8217;s plan to revitalize the arena district is continuing to come to fruition. While we don&#8217;t know the dates when the projects will be ready, the squad is still excited about what the city will look like in the near future.
Finally, the guys wrapped up the Monday episode of Real Life with a random collection of topics, including the favour Tyler is doing for Jay, the PGA Players Championship, another rant from Chalmers about youth sports, and anything that popped into everyone&#8217;s mind. As always, the Monday episode of Real Life was all over the map, precisely what you&#8217;d expect from this podcast.
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Monday afternoon means a new episode of the Real Life podcast is recorded, edited, and ready to kick off your week. On today's podcast, the guys discussed Jay and Baggedmilk's trip to Toronto, the Oilers winning their last two <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/03/16/oilers-win-season-sweep-over-rangers/">games in New York</a>, the new Ice District development, and much more.

The guys started the Monday episode of Real Life by recapping Jay and Baggedmilk's trips to Toronto. They explained that the trips were mostly filled with meetings and complaints about traffic. While it's always nice to see fellow staffers in Toronto, it's also nice to get back to Edmonton and out of the hustle and bustle.

Turning the podcast back to the Oilers, Jay expressed his concerns about the Colorado Avalanche being an absolute wagon. Given that the Avalanche's <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/03/08/edmonton-oilers-trade-extension-mikko-rantanen-rickard-rakell-ryan-donato/">Rantanen trade</a> has seemingly worked out well, does that mean all roads in the Western Conference run through Colorado? On the Oilers front, the guys wondered if the boys were back after their <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/03/17/strong-defensive-effort-oilers-beat-rangers/">win over the Rangers</a>, which was one of their best games since the 4 Nations break.

Changing gears, the guys discussed the new downtown development plan that the city recently greenlit and how the plan to bring more items to the Ice District will transform downtown Edmonton. From the event park to the future housing projects, there's little doubt that Daryl Katz's plan to revitalize the arena district is continuing to come to fruition. While we don't know the dates when the projects will be ready, the squad is still excited about what the city will look like in the near future.

Finally, the guys wrapped up the Monday episode of Real Life with a random collection of topics, including the favour Tyler is doing for Jay, the PGA Players Championship, another rant from Chalmers about youth sports, and anything that popped into everyone's mind. As always, the Monday episode of Real Life was all over the map, precisely what you'd expect from this podcast.

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