It&#8217;s the Wednesday after the boys dusted off the Vegas Golden Knights, which means a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never is ready to recap yet another Edmonton Oilers series win while also looking back at the week that was. On today&#8217;s podcast, I looked ahead to the Western Conference Final, examined how the Oilers&#8217; depth outplayed the Golden Knights, discussed <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/05/21/connor-brown-game-time-decision-mattias-ekholm-practices-edmonton-oilers-game-1/">Mattias Ekholm&#8217;s potential return</a>, and more.
The Oilers are kicking off their third trip to the <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/05/18/dallas-stars-difference-makers-to-watch-for-vs-edmonton-oilers/">Western Conference Final</a> in the last four seasons, and that has the city buzzing about whether our boys can get through to the big dance for a second straight season. Standing in their way is a Dallas Stars team that has rolled through the first two rounds, and it will be a significant challenge for our boys to keep their offence at bay. While many of us are understandably focused on Mikko Rantanen&#8217;s playoff success, a number of <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/05/19/edmonton-oilers-thoughts-dallas-stars-struggling-offence/">Dallas&#8217; depth players</a> have been held in check through their first eight wins, and Edmonton will need to keep those players quiet if it wants to advance through this series.
Finally, I wrapped up this week&#8217;s episode of BLTN with a guest Righteous Sack Beating before wrapping up the podcast with a massive round of voicemails. The voicemail was very busy this week, and the messages were all over the map. As always, finishing up the show with your opinions is my favourite part of the whole thing and something I always look forward to most. Another hearty thank you to everyone who contributed to this week&#8217;s episode, because having all of you in the mix makes the show so much better.
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Better Lait Than Never - Edmonton Oilers vs. Dallas Stars in Western Conference Final

It's the Wednesday after the boys dusted off the Vegas Golden Knights, which means a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never is ready to recap yet another Edmonton Oilers series win while also looking back at the week that was. On today's podcast, I looked ahead to the Western Conference Final, examined how the Oilers' depth outplayed the Golden Knights, discussed <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/05/21/connor-brown-game-time-decision-mattias-ekholm-practices-edmonton-oilers-game-1/">Mattias Ekholm's potential return</a>, and more.

The Oilers are kicking off their third trip to the <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/05/18/dallas-stars-difference-makers-to-watch-for-vs-edmonton-oilers/">Western Conference Final</a> in the last four seasons, and that has the city buzzing about whether our boys can get through to the big dance for a second straight season. Standing in their way is a Dallas Stars team that has rolled through the first two rounds, and it will be a significant challenge for our boys to keep their offence at bay. While many of us are understandably focused on Mikko Rantanen's playoff success, a number of <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2025/05/19/edmonton-oilers-thoughts-dallas-stars-struggling-offence/">Dallas' depth players</a> have been held in check through their first eight wins, and Edmonton will need to keep those players quiet if it wants to advance through this series.

Finally, I wrapped up this week's episode of BLTN with a guest Righteous Sack Beating before wrapping up the podcast with a massive round of voicemails. The voicemail was very busy this week, and the messages were all over the map. As always, finishing up the show with your opinions is my favourite part of the whole thing and something I always look forward to most. Another hearty thank you to everyone who contributed to this week's episode, because having all of you in the mix makes the show so much better.

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