The Edmonton Oilers crumbled on defence in the playoffs. Why did that happen? And what should be the proper response? Make a small trade? Tinker? Or move out Oscar Klefbom, Adam Larsson or Darnell Nurse? Bruce McCurdy and David Staples of The Cult of Hockey dig in.

Oilers GM Ken Holland had his season-ending press conference, where he defended the defensive play of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, talked about taking baby steps to improve the team, made it clear he's reluctant to move a top veteran d-man, and suggested Dave Tippett may well reflect on a few of the moves he made.

It will be rough justice if a stronger NHL team like the Edmonton Oilers or the Pittsburgh Penguins win the Lafreniere pick in the draft lottery. Many will argue those teams got robbed somewhat by the playoff format, but they could win big if they get the first overall pick. Bruce McCurdy and David Staples of the Cult of Hockey dig in to that, along with looking more deeply into Edmonton's playoff loss to Chicago.

The Edmonton Oilers were out played, out worked, out goaltended and most definitely out coached over four games, enough to see the Chicago Blackhawks eliminate them in four games.

The final loss on Friday night saw all three factors again in play as the Blackhawks beat the Oilers 3-2, with the moldly cherry on top being a too many men on the ice penalty to end the game. David Staples and Bruce McCurdy of the Cult of Hockey dig in.

In a game full of bounces, the last two bad ones went against the Edmonton Oilers. Two deflected shots got by Oilers goalie Mikko Koskinen in the last minutes of Wednesday night’s game, leading to a 4-3 Chicago Blackhawks win.

Connor McDavid took a lot of criticism after Edmonton's opening game loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, but he came back like a human meteor on Monday night in Edmonton, scoring three goals to lead his Oilers to a huge win in Game Two. Bruce McCurdy and David Staples of the Cult of Hockey dig in to McD's game, as well as discuss the huge effort from the Heavy Line of James Neal, Alex Chiasson and Jujhar Khaira.

Almost everything that could go wrong did go wrong for the Edmonton Oilers in their 6-4 opening game loss to the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2020 playoffs. Edmonton's top players all had weak games, at least at even strength, and the game was never close. What can Oilers coach Dave Tippett do to fix things? David Staples and Bruce McCurdy of the Cult of Hockey dig in.

Bruce McCurdy and David Staples of the Cult of Hockey dig into Edmonton's 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames, with their two good things, two bad things and two numbers podcast.

The Edmonton Oilers had their first streamed video contest since the season ended, a broadcast of their Colby Cave Fund Memorial scrimmage. A number of players stood out, including Ethan Bear, Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, James Neal and Phillip Broberg. Bruce McCurdy and David Staples of the Cult of Hockey dig in.

Connor McDavid's snub in MVP might be rocket fuel motivation for him in playoffs, while there are questions around Chicago's motivation in these playoffs. Also Seattle unveils its name and David Staples and Bruce McCurdy dig into possibility that the Kraken may grab Zack Kassian during expansion draft.