The Nielson Show

Craig Button kicked off today's guest lineup, offering his immediate reaction—and a hilarious personal story—regarding the NHL's newly unveiled "Hometown Remix" jerseys. Button evaluated the news of the Oilers' coaching staff being named Coaching Staff of the Month for October, weighing in on whether the honor was fully earned. Turning to individual player performances, Craig highlighted the rapid emergence of Colton Dach while addressing the recent struggles surrounding Jake Walman's game. He also offered high praise for Evan Bouchard's blue-line execution before looking ahead to tonight's matchup against the New Jersey Devils and breaking down the league-wide speculation surrounding Nikita Kucherov.
 
We then gave our Early Bird Bet presented by Play Alberta.
 
After the break, the boys got into Confessions for Spectrum Rent All. What are the boys confessing today?
 
We capped off hour two by getting Fired Up for Gemco Fireplaces. In this segment we tee'd up the Elks and Lions game this Saturday. Who has the edge on the o-line? The QB, RB & WR. The fellas discussed.

The full crew is locked in for three hours of non-stop sports talk! Join Dustin Nielson, Lt. Eric, and YouTube Trev as the fellas preview the Oilers' road trip finale against New Jersey, recap last night's sports action, and break down the latest news around the league on The Nielson Show, live right here on Edmonton Sports Talk!
 
We started off with some Morning Announcements to recap everything that transpired yesterday in the world of sport, as well as gave YouTube Trev a birthday shoutout! Happy Birthday YTT!
 
After the break, we got into a heated debate. How good of a season is Leon Draisaitl currently having? The boys discussed for The Fan Zone presented by Northern Gauge.
 
We capped off hour one with Dusty's picks on the Super Bowl favourites!

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia. 
 
It was then time for Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda.
 
Chris Streveler joined us in the middle of hour two. We got his thoughts on both games from the CFL this weekend. He touched on how Chad Kelly looked before he was taken out on Saturday. He also recapped the Lions beating the Roughrriders. We then looked ahead to this weekend where now the Alouettes will play the Blue Bombers and the Elks will play the Lions. What are his thoughts on both of those games?
 
Joaquin Gage was the final guest on today's show. We touched on everything from last night's game. Does Walman ever get slotted back? Colton Dach looks like a completely different player? Connor McDavid continues to do Connor McDavid things? He finished with some F1 talk as Max Verstappen got the job done in the Mexican GP.
 
We finished the show like we always do with The Wrap from William Huff.

Hockey Insider Darren Dreger headlined today's guest lineup, diving straight into Edmonton's perfect weekend sweep in New York. Dreger weighed in on whether the Oilers' recent structural play makes them a less dynamic product to watch, before breaking down the coaching dynamic—analyzing the lingering imprint of Mike Babcock alongside DJ Smith's hands-on impact. Turning to Connor McDavid's historic scoring tear, Dreger evaluated whether a 200-point season is within realistic reach. The discussion shifted to the Winnipeg Jets' ongoing downward spiral and whether management will be forced to make a major move. Finally, Dregs closed out his hit with an update on the weekend's biggest headline, clarifying where things stand regarding the rumors surrounding Nikita Kucherov.
 
We then gave our Early Bird Bet presented by Play Alberta.
 
In the middle of hour two, we got into MMMMMM That's Good presented by The Italian Centre Shop to tee up this weekends Western Conference Final in the CFL which sees the Elks host the Lions.
 
Mike Tanier capped off hour two with a recap on all the major headlines from NFL Week 8.

A massive weekend in sports is in the books! Join Dustin Nielson, Lt. Eric, and YouTube Trev as the fellas break down the CFL Playoff action, an undefeated New York road swing for the Oilers, and a full slate of weekend sports on The Nielson Show, live right here on Edmonton Sports Talk!
 
The fellas start the show by catching up and recapping their weekend and then straight into recapping everything that transpired over the weekend for Morning Announcements.
 
After the break, we got right into The Prolux Lighting Morning After Show! In this segment, we took a deep dive into last night's game. What was the key moment, what the super stat and who were the fourth and 38th stars…
 
Hour one was capped off with The Fan Zone for Northern Gauge and the boys good, bad and ugly from the weekend for Outline Homes!