Soups on Hockey

Only "special" because you're lucky I'm giving you all the time of day to record anything....no I'm not actually that egotistical, I appreciate you listening.

Not a whole lot about the game in this one, mostly trade deadline and Ken Holland talk. I do not like the job that Ken Holland has done, hear why in this podcast!

What a great game! Wouldn't suck to see that again in early June! The Oilers come from behind late to beat the Bruins in OT in one of the most even games you'll see, and fitting given that they end up going 1-0-1 against each other this season. Thoughts on the game, lots on the trade deadline, and for you none Oilers fans I get into a couple non Oilers topics later on in the show. Lindy Ruff firin...

The Oilers have now officially moved into 2nd in the Pacific with a 1 point lead over the Golden Knights, who they still have two games in hand on. Little bit about today's game, a little about the deadline, you know the drill.

Holy CANOLLY I have put together back to back winning weeks!!! I'm the greatest hockey handicapper in the history of our universe!

Oilers beat the Blues 3-2 in OT despite a brutal start and needing some very big stops from Stuart Skinner. Plus, lots of trade deadline talk.

I tried to cover all the names and all the contenders and what might go down in the next 12 days in the NHL. I might have missed some. I don't know, I'm tired. Just listen to it please.

I can't believe what I watched. What a waste of a Saturday night. At least Shane was funny, the rest was a disgrace.

Well would you believe THAT?! I had a winning week last week!!! Yep...not to brag, but 8.3% of the time I win every time! Back to back? Woah, let's not get expectations too high now. I think it's safe to say I rattle off 4 straight 1-6 week's before I have another decent one.

Oilers lose 4-2 with an empty netter to the Wild. Calvin Pickard was terrible. Not a ton of time spent on the game though and mostly on my latest trade deadline haul that makes sense for the Oilers, this time looking at what they can do to plug all the holes and mostly maintain the pieces they don't want to give up.

Oilers win their 2nd straight for the first time since the winning streak defeating the Coyotes 6-3 Monday afternoon. I'm lazy, so my post game show isn't out until 6 hours later, but better late than never?

On today's edition of the BS (stands for Big Show), I discuss Jaromir Jagr, Jarmo Kekelainen, Morgan Rielly, I reveal my initial top 32 prospects for the 2024 NHL draft, a LOT of trade talk about Noah Hanifin and some bigger names who you might not think of who might make sense to be on the move, and as always I end it with talk about the Oilers.

In their best performance in a long time, the Oilers beat the Stars 4-3 in OT. Plus, a lot of trade talk, as their usually is on this particular show lately!

It's ACTUALLY the "SOH Worst Bets" I just legally can't change that name just yet...please listen to this show, and please don't use these picks. Unless you want to give away your money, then in that case go right ahead!

Another game, another unprepared, only try when they have to, awful performance by the Oilers.

That wasn’t pretty and I still worry they aren’t playing very well, but an 8-4 win for the Oilers.

I'm a big Bran Van fan. I've seen some talk that it actually was that the Kings played so well and the Oilers weren't bad. Not at all the way I saw it, I thought that was a total egg laid by the Oilers in a 4-0 loss to the Kings Saturday night. Plus...Jake Guentzel.

Have I mentioned to anyone that I HATE doing this show? I HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATEEEEEEEEEEEEE doing this show. I bleepin' SUCK at making these picks anymore. That 20-8 stretch to start the season is so long gone, I just pray people aren't putting serious money on these picks. And yet here I am, attempting to enable people once again...

I'm KIDDING with that title. Of course those of you who claim to be optimistic that are truly just not wanting to hear the truth will call me a pessimist no matter what, so why not have some fun with it?! The Oilers in their 17th in their last 18, 25th in their last 29 with a tighter than it should have been 5-3 win over the Ducks in Anaheim.

Adin Hill goalies the Oilers again as they fall for the first time since losing 3-2 on Long Island back on December 19th, 2023.

I've been saying it for about a year now, maybe longer: The NHL is going to expand and it is going to expand by much more than anyone seems to realize right now. I believe we are headed for a 40 team NHL. How much will the owners get? Where will they look to expand to? What amendments SHOULD be made to the expansion draft rules?

On today's edition of the Soups on Hockey Big Show, I talk about the players not doing a damn thing to help grow the game on All-Star weekend (3:25), my thoughts on the Alexandre Daigle documentary (11:04), the AJHL/BCHL mess (37:14), looking at what a Sidney Crosby trade might look like (46:08), my latest NHL power rankings (1:14:02), and as always I look at what's going on with the Oilers (1:46:...

The title kind of says it all, but Sean Monahan dealt, Todd McLellan fired, and the NHL announces a 4 nations Cup for 2025 and a return to the Olympics in 2026 and 2030.

I had to go back and see what I titled this when I did the podcast on the Zadorov trade. Lindholm goes to Vancouver, what I think of it for the Flames, and the Canucks, and what else both teams could/should do by March 8th.

They did not deserve to tie the 16-17 Columbus Blue Jackets for the 2nd longest streak in NHL history with today's 4-1 win vs the Nashville Predators. But the Oilers have tied the 16-17 Columbus Blue Jackets for the 2nd longest streak in NHL history. Next up: Vegas on February 6th, with the 92-93 Penguins in their sights.