Better Lait Than Never

It's Wednesday afternoon, and that means your favourite post is set and ready to massage your mind as you work your way through the back half of the week. Are you excited? Of course you are. I started this week's podcast with a quick recap from Friday's Oilersnation Open and how this year's golf tournament was one of the greatest we've ever had. From the volunteers to the golfers to the fantastic...

We’ve been waiting all summer for Leon Draisaitl to get his name on the dotted line for a new contract, and on Tuesday morning, we finally got the news. On Tuesday morning, the Oilers announced that their German star had signed an eight-year contract extension that carries a $14 million AAV. Whatever happened to the rumours that Leon wanted to sign in Boston? Remember those? Classic.  💻 Webs...

Your Wednesday wouldn't be the same without a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never to wrap up the day and help guide you through what's left of the week. On today's podcast, I'm talking about Oilers rumours, PTO targets , betting futures, reality dating shows, and a whole lot more. I kicked off this week's podcast with yet another conversation about reality dating shows. Not only do I love them...

I'm back from vacation, and the Oilers spent the week wheeling and dealing, so I had plenty to talk about in this week's episode of Better Lait Than Never. I started this week's podcast with a quick recap of my vacation to Toronto. It was incredibly relaxing until I ran into some travel delays. From seeing blink-182 again to Niagara Falls to driving around the city, I got up to a lot despite not b...

I'm supposed to be on vacation this week, but the St. Louis Blues came along and ruined things before I was even able to have a coffee this morning. *spits* Kicking off this week's podcast, I started the show with a quick recap of what my vacation plans were supposed to be and how this morning's news really threw a wrench into my Tuesday plans. The good news is that I'm always down to yell about t...

Just when I was enjoying the McWedding photo dump from Vogue, the St. Louis Blues had to come and drop a turd in the punchbowl with their duelling offersheets on Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway. Instead of going back to bed as I should have, I decided to fire up the Rodecaster and knock out a short emergency episode of the podcast to talk about what's happened, what the Oilers' options are, and...

Your workweek is 60% done (probably), and that means a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never is edited, ready, and here to help you close in on the weekend. I started off this week's episode of BLTN with a random array of topics, which is par for the course in the middle of August. That said, these slow weeks do give me plenty of time to ramble about my love for terrible reality TV shows, meanin...

The best part of Wednesday is checking your favourite podcast app and seeing a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never waiting for you. The good news is that I'm back with a fresh podcast to massage your eardrums and give you a few laughs along the way. I started off this week's podcast with a dose of my usual nonsense. From getting into the Olympics to the stress of picking an NFL team to back, t...

I knew there was going to be a lot of voicemails to get through after the Oilers went out and hired Stan Bowman as their new GM, and that's why we've got another voicemail episode of the podcast set and ready to massage your earholes. If I'm being honest, though, I always love these episodes because I get to hear what you're thinking and it almost feels like we're in the room together. 💻 Website:...

The best part of your Wednesday is when you check your favourite podcast app and see a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never waiting for you. Thankfully, we've reached that special moment of the week once again. Here I thought today's episode of Better Lait Than Never was going to be ripe with shenanigans and talk of which NFL team I should hitch my wagon to for next season, but the Oilers came...

There's nothing quite like a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never to cap off your Wednesday afternoon and work your way through the back half of the week. On this week's podcast, I'm talking about the Oilers' GM search, new music, reality TV, and a whole lot of nonsense. I started this week's podcast with a quick roundup of all things reality TV, new music, and why I love taking time in the off...

There's no better way to spend a Wednesday night than with a cold beer and a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never, amirite? This week, I talked about the Edmonton heat wave, brought you up to date on all of the Oilers news, and took your voicemails to work through whatever is on your mind. Kicking off this week's podcast, I got started with a little bit of music talk. Not only did I watch and l...

The Edmonton Oilers made a big trade today, sending Ryan McLeod and Tyler Tullio to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Matthew Savoie. In case you didn't know, Matthew Savoie was the Sabres' 9th overall pick in 2022 and is widely regarded as one of the league's best prospects, which makes this deal all the more fascinating. As I like to do when any big Oilers news comes down the pipe, I jumped in...

I'm still trying to wrap my head around how much the Oilers got done in free agency, and it has me excited to see what else is yet to come. Either way, I don't know that I've seen Oilers social media as united as it's been over the last few days, and that positivity is incredibly nice to see only a week after the team fell short in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. I started off this week's Better...

The Edmonton Oilers had a surprisingly big day in free agency despite not having a whole lot of cap space to spend, and that meant a quick 15-minute reaction episode of Better Lait Than Never to break it all down. Whether we're talking about Viktor Arvidsson coming over from the Los Angeles Kings, Jeff Skinner signing on from the Sabres after getting bought out, Mattias Janmark and Connor Brown co...

The Oilers' playoff run lasted 63, and it was arguably the most fun I've ever had in a two-month stretch. Even though it sucks to be so close and still fall short, it's also hard not to feel proud about the way the Oilers finished. I start this week's episode of Better Lait Than Never with a quick recap of my trip to Florida for Game 7. Outside of the result, those were arguably two of the most fu...

The Oilers had their backs against the wall after falling behind 3-0 to the Florida Panthers, but the vibes have changed significantly after the boys won their last two games to push the series to Game 6 at Rogers Place. Needless to say, this past week has been emotional. I started out this week's podcast with what was basically a love letter to Edmonton after this city gave us some of the best ti...

I'd be lying if I didn't acknowledge the hole the Edmonton Oilers find themselves in after losing both games in Florida to kick off the Stanley Cup Final, but that doesn't mean the series is over. It just means the mountain gets a whole lot tougher to climb. I started this week's podcast with a recap of our trip to Florida, what it was like at the Amarent Bank Arena, what we did on the off day, an...

It’s always amazing to me to see what the voicemail segment of Better Lait Than Never has turned into. When I first started the voicemail, I was hoping that maybe a handful of people would chime in with their takes, but I never expected it to grow to a spot where I turn that one segment into whole episodes. With the Oilers heading to the Stanley Cup Final, however, the BLTN community has a lot to...

We're only days away from the Oilers beginning their quest for the Stanley Cup in the finals, and this off-week has given me all kinds of time to think about the ride it's been just to get here. This season has been one for the books, I'll tell you that much. To kick off the podcast, I started by telling my version of the story of how the Western Conference Final ended. Obviously, we know the Oile...

I didn't get a chance to get through the voicemails in yesterday's episode, so I decided to go back-to-back with and work through what you've been thinking about over the last week or so. Keep leaving your takes, please, because this is honestly one of my favourite parts of the week. I love hearing from you. 💻 Website: https://oilersnation.com/  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram....

We're in the hours leading up to Game 4, and the Oilers find themselves in a familiar, albeit uncomfortable position. Win, and the series is tied, lose, and they'll backed into a corner. That's life in the playoffs when you can't stop shooting yourselves in the foot. I started this week's podcast with a quick recap of our trip down to Dallas and how it was a welcomed change after spending the firs...

The Oilers are one sleep away from kicking off the Western Conference Final against the Dallas Stars, which meant I had plenty to talk about on today's episode of Better Lait Than Never. I started the podcast with a couple of odds and ends from the end of the Vancouver series that I forgot to cover in yesterday's reaction episode of Better Lait Than Never before distracting myself and ending up on...

Last night, the Oilers knocked the Canucks out in Game 7 and punched their ticket to Dallas for the Western Conference Final. For the second time in three years, the boys find themselves in the final four and will be looking for a much better showing than the last time they got this far in the playoffs. And since we’re all so excited about what’s to come, I felt like it was the perfect time for a...

Wednesday afternoon means a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never is all and ready to massage your earholes and carry you through the rest of the week. This week, we're talking about my time in Vancouver, Kris Knoblauch giving Calvin Pickard the Game 4 start, a little bit of pop culture, and whatever else is going on. I started this week's podcast with a general dose of shenanigans, including a...