Around the NHL with Elliotte Friedman: Out of Oil

Around the NHL with Elliotte Friedman: Out of Oil

From The FAN Hockey Show by Sportsnet

May 1, 2026 · 32 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the Oilers' playoff elimination and features insights from NHL insider Elliotte Friedman on various teams and their challenges.

Matt Marchese and Mike Futa kick off Friday's show with thoughts on the Oilers' elimination from the Stanley Cup playoffs and Connor McDavid's postgame comments. Elliotte Friedman, Sportsnet NHL insider and host of 32 Thoughts, dives deeper into the next steps in Edmonton and reflects on the positive and negatives from the season. Friedge also details the Maple Leafs' denied request to interview Lightning GM Julien BriseBois, the latest on Nashville's GM search, and the Stars' struggles generating offence 5-on-5. The boys wrap up with a discussion about what makes the Wild a difficult matchup as they move onto the next round, before teeing up this weekend's playoff schedule! The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt Marchese, Mike Futa

Guest: Elliotte Friedman

Topics covered

  • NHL playoffs
  • Oilers elimination
  • Connor McDavid
  • Maple Leafs
  • Nashville GM search
  • Stars offense
  • Wild matchup

Keywords

  • Oilers
  • Stanley Cup
  • Elliotte Friedman
  • NHL
  • playoffs
  • Maple Leafs
  • Connor McDavid
  • Nashville
  • Stars
  • Wild

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Organizations: Sportsnet, Maple Leafs, Lightning, Nashville, Stars, Wild

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