Better Lait Than Never

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Baggedmilk has his own show to bring you all the nonsense, terrible advice, behind-the-scenes gossip from Nation HQ, and Edmonton Oilers talk that you need in your life! Send him a voicemail, a message, or anything and he will give you his take! New episodes are out every Wednesday on all podcast platforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oilers win four straight, Connor Ingram's birthday shutout, and the Pacific Division
#258
Last Wednesday at 10:40 PM

It's been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I've got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I talked about the Oilers' trades at the deadline, the first few games for our new friends, a tough luck run of injuries, and much more.


I kicked off this week's episode with a quick recap of our Nation Vacation to Vegas, then moved on to the horrible world of reality TV dating shows that I love so much. Did that transition ma...


Oilers start life without Leon Draisaitl
#257
03/18/2026

It's been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I've got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I talked about the Oilers' trades at the deadline, the first few games for our new friends, a tough luck run of injuries, and much more.


I kicked off this week's episode with the obvious devastating news that Leon Draisaitl will miss the remainder of the regular season with an undisclosed lower-body injury. Needless to say, this is not ideal. Not only ar...


Oilers start the road trip with two big wins, but lost three key pieces
#256
03/11/2026

It's been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I've got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I talked about the Oilers' trades at the deadline, the first few games for our new friends, a tough luck run of injuries, and much more.


I kicked off this week's episode with a look at the Oilers' games since the NHL Trade Deadline. Now that our new friends have had three games each under their belts (kinda), I wanted to offer my...


Emergency Podcast! Oilers trade Andrew Mangiapane
#255
03/05/2026

We’re still a couple of days out from the NHL Trade Deadline, and Stan Bowman pulled off another trade to move Andrew Mangiapane and a conditional 1st round pick in 2027 to the Chicago Blackhawks for Jason Dickinson and Colton Dach. I gave my first take on the trade, read Nation Citizen feedback, and tried to figure out how this move fits into the larger puzzle.


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Oilers trade for Connor Murphy as the NHL Trade Deadline looms
#254
03/04/2026

It's been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I've got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I talked about the Oilers' trading for Connor Murphy, the NHL Trade deadline, defensive/goaltending woes, and much more.


I kicked off this week's episode with a look at the NHL Trade Deadline and how the Oilers got started early by moving a 2nd round pick to Chicago in exchange for Connor Murphy. Known as a shutdown d-man, the expectation is that Mu...


Emergency podcast! Oilers trade for Connor Murphy
#253
03/03/2026

The Oilers made a trade! Edmonton sent a 2nd round pick to Chicago in exchange for defenceman Connor Murphy, as a means of stabilizing the back end.


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The Oilers are back with plenty of work ahead of them
#252
02/25/2026

It's been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I've got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I talked about the Oilers' return to the ice, the gold medal loss, the upcoming NHL trade deadline, and much more.


I kicked off this week's episode with a look back at the gold medal game and how the heartbreak of losing on both the men's and women's sides will last for a minute. While both games were certainly exciting, it's unfortunate th...


Canada wins OT nail biter over Czechia, and Paul Coffey's comeback tour
#251
02/18/2026

It's been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I've got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I talked about the Oilers' coaching conversation, Paul Coffey's return, the winter Olympics, Snowmageddon, and much more.


I kicked off this week's episode with a look at the Winter Olympics and how I'm starting to get sad that we're already more than halfway through the games. I love the Winter Games, and it's always such a bummer when they wrap because it me...


I'm happy the Oilers are on a break... we all needed it
#250
02/11/2026

It's been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I've got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I talked about the Oilers' coaching conversation, trade rumours, the winter Olympics, spring in February, and much more.


I kicked off this week's episode with a look at the Winter Olympics and how I'm having so much fun watching sports in Milan that I would never normally consume. Whether it's cross-country skiing, ski jumping, or anything in between, watching these athletes do th...


Oilers get a run of monster offensive performances from the defence
#249
01/28/2026

It's been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I've got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I talked about the Oilers' defence coming up big, Edmonton's 10th attempt at winning three straight, Josh Samanski's first NHL game, and much more.


I kicked off this week's episode with a look at the Jasper Pond Hockey tournament and how this year's tournament was as amazing as ever. That gave me another chance to talk about how everyone needs to get in...


Winning three straight is the Oilers' Everest
#248
01/21/2026

It's been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I've got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I talked about the Oilers' inability to string wins together, Tristan Jarry's first home start, Curtis Lazar's 600th game, and much more.


I kicked off this week's episode with a quick recap of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins' 1000th game and how cool it was to be in the building for the milestone. Next up was a discussion about why the Oilers cannot seem to wi...


Oilers get Tristan Jarry and Jake Walman back, and the non-McDavid heaters
#247
01/14/2026

It's been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I've got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I talked about Connor McDavid' heater, Tristan Jarry's return, Jake Walman, and much more.


I kicked off this week's episode with a look at the heaters that are happening throughout the Oilers' lineup right now, and while Connor McDavid is understandably getting all of the attention, there are a couple of other guys who are nearly as hot as the captain. From th...


Ryan Nugent-Hopkins' 500th assist, Oilers trade rumours, and healthy scratches
#246
01/07/2026

It's been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I've got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I talked about Ryan Nugent-Hopkins' 500th assist, more Andrew Mangiapane trade rumours, healthy scratches, Connor McDavid's heater, and much more.


I kicked off this week's episode with a look at Ryan Nugent-Hopkins reaching the 500 assist mark in Tuesday's game against the Nashville Predators. Nuge isn't the flashiest player on the roster with Connor and Leon ahead of him, but that didn't stop me...


Closing out 2025, Andrew Mangiapane rumours, and time is a flat circle
#245
12/31/2025

It's been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I've got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I talked about the Oilers year in review, Andrew Mangiapane trade rumours, Calvin Pickard, Connor McDavid's heater, and much more.


I kicked off this week's episode with a look at the Andrew Mangiapane trade rumours that kicked off this past week. Given that we haven't even made it to the midway point of his first season as an Oiler, it's hard to un...


A little BLTN Christmas Episode
#244
12/24/2025

Did I plan to do an episode today? No. Did I see a bunch of voicemails that made me feel the need to do one? Yes. Merry Christmas!

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Oilers win the Jarry vs. Skinner game, and Leon Draisaitl's 1000th point
#243
12/17/2025


It's been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I've got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I talked about the Jarry vs. Skinner game, Vasily Podkolzin's progression, and much more.


I kicked off this week's episode with a look back at last night's matchup between the Oilers and Penguins. Obviously, this game was on everyone's mind, as it would be the first head-to-head between Tristan Jarry and Stuart Skinner since they were traded for each ot...


EMERGENCY POD: Oilers trade Stuart Skinner and Brett Kulak for Tristan Jarry and Samuel Poulin
#242
12/12/2025

Despite beating the Red Wings 4-1 last night, the Edmonton Oilers pulled the trigger on a Stuart Skinner and Brett Kulak for Tristan Jarry and Samuel Poulin trade with Pittsburgh. They also sent a 3rd round pick to Nashville in exchange for Spencer Stastney as a means of replacing Kulak. All of this happening before 9 in the morning? Holy hell.



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Oilers win two beauties then lose to Buffalo... round and round we go.
#241
12/10/2025

It's been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I've got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I talked about whether the Oilers are actually turning the corner, playing down to competition, some love for Vasily Podkolzin, and much more.


We were having a fun handful of days before last night's loss to the Sabres, weren't we? After demolishing the Seattle Kraken and Winnipeg Jets, Oilers fans were feeling pretty good about where the team was at. Unfortunately, feeling be...


No one wants to talk about Oilers silver linings after losses but I do
#240
12/03/2025

It's been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I've got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I talked about whether the Oilers are turning the corner, kept up with the goalie rumours, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins' return, and much more.


Just when you might be reaching max frustration levels, I'm back with another round of wondering if the Edmonton Oilers are finally turning the corner. After a strong showing in Seattle on the weekend, the Oilers returned home to face th...


Oilers blown out again, goalie rumours, and a whole lot of defensive problems
#239
11/26/2025

It's been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I've got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I talked about the Oilers' most recent blowout, goalie rumours, players coming back from injuries, and much more.


Just when you think the Edmonton Oilers might be turning things around, we've got another debacle on home ice that has the fanbase questioning their sanity and what the hell is going on around here. After a strong finish to their seven-game road trip, th...


More Oilers struggles, injuries, and a sense that the sky is falling
#238
11/19/2025

It's been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I've got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I talked about the Oilers' offensive struggles, Darnell Nurse rumours, more injuries, and much more.


Just when you think the Edmonton Oilers might be turning the corner, another catastrophic loss sends the fanbase back into a spiral, and that's happened after the 5-1 beatdown in Buffalo on Monday. Not only did the boys lose to the worst team in the Eastern Conference, bu...


The Oilers rollercoaster goes zoom Pt. 3084
#237
11/12/2025

It's been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I've got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I talked about spending a couple of days in Toronto and Montreal, the Oilers' comeback against Columbus, Trent Frederic's fight, and much more.


It's a strange time to be an Edmonton Oilers fan. We have high expectations for the team around these parts, and for the third year in a row, their start to the season has been anything but spectacular. It ge...


Let's not talk about the Oilers
#236
11/08/2025

I thought it was going to be a quick episode and ended up bullshitting for an hour. Shout out to everyone who dropped in on the voicemail this week.


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Oilers rollercoaster goes zoom, depth scoring, and the World Series
#235
10/29/2025

It's been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster zooming up and down, and I've got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to cover it all. On today’s podcast, I talked about the Nation Vacation to Vancouver, the Oilers' recent run of games, Isaac Howard's steady improvements, Jack Roslovic settling in, and much more.


After wrapping up the intro with a full breakdown of the Vancouver Nation Vacation, I dove into the rollercoaster that is being an Edmonton Oilers fan in 2025. While the Oilers' record isn't actually that bad, the in...


Oilers win, Connor McDavid scored, and Jake Walman is so back
#234
10/22/2025

It's been a busy week around here with the Oilers wrapping up their five-game road trip, and I've got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to cover it all. On today’s podcast, I talked about the Oilers' losing streak, Jake Walman’s return, Isaac Howard’s first NHL goal, and much more.


After a run of three horrible (read: painful) losses in a row, the Oilers got themselves back into the win column on Tuesday night against the Senators. As much as it was nice to see the boys grab two points, I’d be...


Oilers win two, Stuart Skinner's shutout, and NHL fines make no sense
#233
10/15/2025

It's been a busy week around here, and I've got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to hit your ear holes with another dose of Oilers adjacent shenanigans. On today’s podcast, I talked about the Oilers bouncing back from their season opener loss, Stuart Skinner doing what he can to shut up the haters, Jack Roslovic's Edmonton debut, and much more.


After a tough loss to the Calgary Flames in the season opener, the Edmonton Oilers rebounded with a pair of wins over the Vancouver Canucks and New York Rangers. While those tw...


A busy Oilers contract week, the season opener, and more goalie talk
#232
10/10/2025

It's been a busy week around here, and I've got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to hit your ear holes with another dose of Oilers adjacent shenanigans. On today’s podcast, I talked about Ryder and Lisa’s show announcement that will be coming to ON in November, the Oilers’ season opener, and a handful of contract extensions that locked in key pieces on the roster. Between the nostalgia, excitement, and chaos, it’s been one of those weeks that makes you realize how deeply this city lives and breathes both its media and its hockey t...


Mattias Ekholm extension emergency pod!
#231
10/08/2025

Nothing like a good news week for our beloved Edmonton Oilers to raise the vibes around here in the hours leading up to the season opener. So when Mattias Ekholm's contract extension was announced earlier this morning, I knew I had to jump on with another emergency pod.

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Connor McDavid contract day!
#230
10/06/2025

Connor McDavid and Jake Walman signed extensions today and that meant I had to jump on for a quick emergency pod. Am I excited? Yes. Did I swear more than ever before? Also yes.

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Oilers trade for a goalie, Jake Walman extension rumours, and the last of the pre-season
#229
10/01/2025

It's Wednesday once again, which means a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never is ready to recap another week of pre-season excitement for the Edmonton Oilers. On today's podcast, I discussed the Connor Ingram trade that happened first thing this morning, a potential long-term extension for Jake Walman, Kirill Kaprizov's new contract, and anything else that's happened over the last seven days.


With the Oilers' pre-season finally near its end, we're finally seeing the team get some work done ahead of the start of the 2025-26 NHL season. The problem, of course, is that we're...


Oilers pre-season games, Vasily Podkolzin's extension, and Jake Walman on deck
#228
09/24/2025

It's Wednesday once again, which means a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never is ready to recap another pre-season week for the Edmonton Oilers. On today's podcast, I discussed the start of the Oilers' pre-season schedule, the latest on Connor McDavid watch, Vasily Podkolzin's extension, and anything else that's happened over the last seven days.


With the Oilers' pre-season underway, we're finally inching our way toward the start of the 2025-26 NHL season. The problem, of course, is that we're still nowhere closer to a solution on the Connor McDavid contract situation. And while I'm...


Oilers rookie camp, Mattias Ekholm wants an extension, and new jerseys coming
#227
09/10/2025

It's another Wednesday in the middle of the NHL dead zone, which means a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never is ready to recap another pre-season week in Edmonton. On today's podcast, I discussed the start of Oilers' rookie camp, the latest on Connor McDavid watch, Mattias Ekholm wanting to re-sign, and whatever else has happened over the last seven days.


The Edmonton Oilers are on the ice for the captain's skates, rookie camp is set to launch, and we're inching our way closer to the start of the 2025-26 NHL season. The Oilers' rookies...


Connor McDavid watch, Oilers back in town, and games on the schedule
#226
09/03/2025

It's another Wednesday in the middle of the NHL dead zone, which means a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never is ready to recap what was another non-event news week in Edmonton. On today's podcast, I discussed the Oilers being back in town, the latest on Connor McDavid's contract, Dylan Holloway speaking after a year with the Blues, and whatever else has happened over the last seven days.


With the Oilers players arriving in Edmonton for the captain's skates, it's hard not to get excited about the upcoming season and what our new and old...


Connor McDavid talks Oilers contract extension, Northlands Coliseum, and former friends say goodbye
#225
08/28/2025

It's another Wednesday in the middle of the NHL dead zone, which means a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never is ready to recap what was another non-event news week in Edmonton. On today's podcast, I discussed Connor McDavid's contract extension, Northlands Coliseum memories, some player retirements, and whatever else has happened over the last seven days.


There still isn't much happening in Edmonton Oilers land these days, but with Connor McDavid back in town ahead of Team Canada orientation camp, the contract talk has already started to pick back up. Not only did McDavid...


Tyler's Ace Race, no Oilers news, and the Kool-Aid szn lull
#224
08/20/2025

It's another Wednesday in the middle of the NHL dead zone, which means a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never is ready to recap what was another non-event news week in Edmonton. On today's podcast, I discussed Tyler's Ace Race, patiently waiting for Oilers news, extension rumours, and whatever else has happened over the last seven days.


There isn't much happening in Edmonton Oilers land these days, which meant a very quick recap of the news and stories that happened over the last two weeks. While we still wait for Connor McDavid's contract extension, more...


Wedding season, trade rumours, and Oilers extension watch
#223
08/07/2025

It's Wednesday smack dab in the middle of the NHL dead zone, which means a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never is ready to recap what was another slow news week in Edmonton. On today's podcast, I discussed some of the wild Oilers rumours, wedding season, the Matthew Tkachuk NHL '26 cover, and whatever else has happened over the last seven days.


We're smack dab in the middle of the off-season dead zone, which meant there wasn't a whole lot of Oilers news to talk about this week, but I did check off the Edmonton-related...


Do the Oilers have a run of contract extensions coming?
#222
07/30/2025

It's Wednesday smack dab in the middle of the NHL dead zone, which means a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never is ready to recap what was another slow news week in Edmonton. On today's podcast, I discussed the Oilers' potential extension list, Connor McDavid, Stan Bowman updates on the negotiation, and whatever else has happened over the last seven days.


With not much going on around the NHL these days, I started this week's podcast with a trip to the rumour mill after Bob Stauffer speculated on Oilers Now that the Oilers could be...


Grinding through the Oilers' off-season dead zone
#221
07/23/2025

It's Wednesday in the middle of the NHL dead zone, which means a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never is ready to recap what was a slow news week in Edmonton. On today's podcast, I discussed the Oilers' off-season dead zone, Ozzy Osbourne's passing away, TV and whatever else has happened over the last seven days.


There's not a whole lot going on in Edmonton Oilers land these days, which meant for a very random episode of BLTN. While the team hasn't done much over the last week, we did get a few interviews from...


Oilers make moves, reality TV, and the Black Parade
#220
07/16/2025

It's the Wednesday after the start of NHL free agency, which means a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never is ready to recap what was another busy week in Edmonton. On today's podcast, I discussed the Oilers trading for Isaac Howard, coaching changes, a big music weekend, and delved into anything else I missed last week while I was away.


I kicked off this week's podcast with a recap of everything I got up to last week while I was on holidays, including my trip to Seattle, the concerts I saw, the TV shows I...


Recapping the Oilers' slow start to free agency
#219
07/02/2025

It's the Wednesday after the start of NHL free agency, which means a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never is ready to recap what was another busy week in Edmonton. On today's podcast, I discussed the Oilers signing Andrew Mangiapane to a two-year deal, Evan Bouchard's extension, said goodbye to some old friends, and much more.


We made it through the NHL draft and the start of free agency, and the Edmonton Oilers were quieter than many fans had hoped they would be, but I wasn't actually all that surprised. Given the lack of tradable...