EST Afternoons with Hernan Salas & Joaquin Gage

We got hour 2 of EST Afternoons with Matt Iwanyk in for Hernan Salas joined by Joaquin Gage. Mick Kern opens the second hour with his insight on what's happening in Edmonton while taking a look at the Leafs firing Craig Berube. We got Hernan's Noticias before the Screw It Let's Do It Parlay for Play Alberta to end the show!

EST Afternoons carries on this week with this Wednesday edition here on Edmonton Sports Talk. Matt Iwanyk in for Hernan Salas joined by Joaquin Gage. It's a jammed packed show with MORE discussion of Knoblauch possibly being on the way out… Cassidy in? If Knoblauch is gone… are teams lining up for him? We discuss this in the second segment Then to end the hour it's Hernan's World for Edmonton Garr...

In Hour 2 of EST Afternoons, the boys open the hour with more talk on Cassidy as a possible option for the Head Coaching job in Edmonton. After that Aaron Beard joins the show to talk about the Carolina Hurricanes. Do they have what it takes this year? Who would the Hurricanes prefer to play in the ECF? And to end the show, we got the Screw It Let's Do It Parlay for Play Alberta!

Welcome back for this Tuesday edition of EST Afternoon here on Edmonton Sports Talk with Matt Iwanyk in for Hernan Salas joined by Joaquin Gage! To kick off hour one, the boys discuss the news between Vegas and Edmonton. The Knights are delaying the permission for the Oilers to talk to Bruce Cassidy. Is this a bad look on the Oilers organization? In the second segment we continue the conversation...

 Guest host Matt Iwanyk in for Hernan Salas joins Joaquin Gage for hour 2 of EST Afternoons here on Edmonton Sports Talk! In the first segment the boys discuss headlines around the sports world and the picky eaters here at Edmonton Sports Talk. Jay Milne joins us for the second segment to give some insight on the Elks as they held a practice at Commonwealth Stadium this morning. Who looks good at...

Matt Iwanyk in for Hernan Salas joins Joaquin Gage for a monday edition of EST Afternoons! In hour one, the boys discuss Conn Smythe favourites as the NHL Playoffs carry on. Is Hall in Carolina? Marner in Vegas? Dobes in Montreal? This talk then leads to some discussion on if Taylor Hall is a Hall of Famer? Then to end the hour, Jess Myers from the Pioneer Press joins the show to give some insight...

Guest host Matt Iwanyk joins former Oiler Joaquin Gage to branch into all the sports headlines, news, notes, and whatever else is going on! From the NHL, to the CFL, to the NBA and MLB, the boys provide the most crucial updates on each sport!   To talk all things CEBL, Jordan Baker, Edmonton Stingers President, GM and HC, joins us for a segment to summarize the offseason, before previewing tomorro...

Connor McDavid's Hart nomination, the World Hockey Championship, the Elks, the Stingers, the NBA Playoffs and soccer were all topics during hour one with Matt Iwanyk and former Oilers goalie Joaquin Gage!   Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon and Nikita Kucherov have been nominated as finalists for the Hart Trophy... Who should take home the award? How many times has each player won it? If McDavid wi...

We kick off Hour 2 with a trip around the NHL Playoffs, the biggest storylines, standout performances, and what's caught our attention from around the league as the postseason intensity keeps ramping up. Then, a wild collectible story as a Luke Skywalker item sells for six figures, proving once again that Star Wars fans will pay big money for a piece of movie history. Plus, Hernan gets set for his...

The boys are fired up for Hour 1 as the playoffs continue to roll and the conversation around the Oilers gets louder by the day. We dive right into the NHL award drama and ask the question Oil Country has been screaming about, was Evan Bouchard completely snubbed from Norris Trophy consideration?  Agree or disagree — we debate it. Then we shift between the pipes and try to make sense of the growin...

The guys continue their offseason breakdown of the Edmonton Oilers , taking a closer look at the team's pending free agents and debating which players make the most sense to bring back as the Oilers head into a pivotal season. Game 1 between the Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres kicks off what should be a fast-paced, high-skill series, and to help break it all down, we're joined by Sean Farrel...

The Toronto Maple Leafs landing the number one pick in this year's NHL Draft has created a huge buzz in the hockey world. A team that already commands massive attention now gets a franchise-altering opportunity, this is massive for the Leafs to reshape their roster. Plus the Sharks jump up to number two, should they go Forward or Defencemen?  The  Vancouver Canucks dropping from first to third in...

Goaltending has been a hot-button topic around Oil Country for quite some time; right now, Tristan Jarry is under contract for the next two seasons, and Connor Ingram needs to sign on the dotted line, which leaves many questions about the Oilers' goaltending situation... Today, Hernan Salas and Joaquin Gage examine the Oilers' netminding throughout their current seven-year playoff streak, picking...

In the first hour, Hernan and Joaquin discussed the NHL playoffs, Bouchard and Nurse representing Canada, who they'd like to see win today's NHL Draft Lottery, and what the Barrie Colts coach was thinking after a bizarre press conference. From Toronto, Tyler Madarasz from SiriusXM NHL phones into the program to talk about yesterday's Maple Leafs presser, John Chayka joining the Leafs, the Barrie C...

Salas and Gage continue the Oilers offseason discussion, touching on who needs to be better next year, can you trust the young guys next season and does the Oilers game philosphy need to change?  Out East, the Maple Leafs hired John Chayka as general manager and Mats Sundin as an executive advisor. What should we think of this move? How might this pair approach things? Terry Koshan from the Toront...

Hernan Salas and Joaquin Gage discuss all the vital news from around the world of hockey, with the Oilers as their central theme. We spend some time dissecting comments from Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid, and a few others that flooded the headlines and social media… Was what they had to say too harsh? Just enough? What's next for this Oilers team? What did the team think went wrong this season...

Stan Bowman and the rest of the Oilers management have a lot to figure out with an early offseason ahead...   It's a busy second hour of the program with former Oilers Jason Strudwick and Kelly Buchberger connecting with Hernan Salas and Joaquin Gage LIVE from the Booster Juice Recreation Centre in Terwillegar for Hockey Helps The Homeless! They come on to talk all things Oilers, offering their ta...

The Ducks have slammed the brakes on another potential run for the Edmonton Oilers… Injuries, poor play, bad defence, lack of scoring, non-existent physicality, and a few other factors led to Edmonton's downfall against the energized Ducks.   Hernan Salas and Zachary Kubusch investigate the Oilers' 4-2 first-round loss, deconstructing all six games of the series, putting a primary focus on their b...

Do the Oilers have the upper hand in tonights Gme 6? How Much does experience matter? Salas and Gage discuss.  Last night, we had three thrilling games… The Flyers got past the Penguins 1-0 in OT, taking the series in six, and the Golden Knights put the Mammoth on the brink following a 5-4 2OT win, while the Habs toppled the Lightning 3-2 in regulation. What were the biggest headlines from each co...

With a win tonight, the Oilers will force a game seven back in Edmonton against the Ducks. How can the Oilers get it done? How will they roll their lineup? Is Connor Ingram back in the net? Hernan Salas and Joaquin Gage navigate the matchup, pondering the expected rosters and the projected netminders for both teams. They also sift through multiple stats surrounding each squad. Did the Oilers craft...

Salas and Gage delve into the big moments from the contest, discussing the good things the Orange and Blue did yesterday. Where did each goal stem from? Who was the Oilers' top performer? Then they bring in Preston Hodgkinson from the Daily Hive to chat all things Oilers and a look ahead to Game 6 from Anaheim.  Hockey talk, lineup dissection, key sequences, impactful moments, and much more are di...

The Oilers came out swinging in Game 5 against the Ducks, rolling to a 4-1 win to keep their season alive. Connor Ingram played well, the Oilers took a 3-0 lead in the first period, and the entire team chipped in offensively. Hernan Salas and Joaquin Gage present a busy show, exploring the game front to back. What did the Oilers do differently last night compared to the other four games of the ser...

We connect with Peter Berce of SiriusXM NHL Network Radio to peer around first-round action in the NHL Playoffs. Which series has he been following the most? What has he thought of the Oilers' play against the young Ducks? How about all the action out East? Over to football, the CFL Draft goes down tonight, starting at 5:00 p.m., with the Elks holding four of the top 21 selections, including a 3rd...

Connor McDavid and Jason Dickinson are both game-time decisions for the Oilers in a must-win Game 5 against the Ducks. They'll roll with Connor Ingram in between the pipes, but what other updates do we have from the morning skate? What happens if McDavid and Dickinson can't go? If the Oilers are going to take the game tonight, what needs to go right? Will the Oilers take this series to seven games...

So much to dive into on a busy hour of the show! Matt Iwanyk and Joaquin Gage go top-to-bottom to recap Game 4 of the Oilers/Ducks series, while tapping into their Game 3 loss, and the overall series.   We also get to Bryan DeArdo from CBS Sports, who connects with the fellas to get into the NFL Draft that went down this weekend. What are the biggest takeaways from the draft? What was the most sho...