The Nielson Show

Longtime NHL head coach Bruce Boudreau kicked off today's guest lineup with an in-depth preview of tonight's Battle of Alberta. Boudreau broken down expectations for the rivalry clash, weighing Connor McDavid's explosive potential against Calgary's four-game winning streak. The bench boss offered his take on defensemen Jake Walman's surprise healthy scratch and addressed whether Calgary's current hot streak helps or hurts their long-term rebuild strategy. Turning to goaltending, Bruce reflected on working with colorful netminders like Devin Cooley—sharing who takes the crown as the wild card goalie he ever coached—before weighing in on the Connor Hellebuyck trade winners and Matthew Schaefer's historic overtime winner.
 
After Bruce, we gave away another pair of tickets for the Zach Bryan concert next summer by playing the fan favourite game, Zach or Bryan!
 
We also dished out our Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of The Day. Tonight we put together a parlay on tonight's battle of Alberta.
 
In the middle of hour two, we gave out some Free Advice for Damon Bunting. Dusty also asked for some advice as well.
 
Hour two wrapped up with Eric Macramalla. Baseball talk, art talk and plenty of the same ol' shenanigans.

It's the first Battle of Alberta of the season, and the stage is set! Join Dustin Nielson, Lt. Eric, and YouTube Trev as the fellas tee up a massive rivalry matchup on The Nielson Show, live right here on Edmonton Sports Talk!
 
We start the show like we always do with some Morning Announcements for The Haddies Gold Shop. What happened last night in the world of sports?
 
In the middle of hour one, we got into another legendary edition of Tales of The North for B.Protek Concrete Coatings, teeing up tonight's battle of Alberta.
 
This segwayed perfectly into The Fan Zone, where we discussed Jake Walman being healthy scratched for tonight's game.
 
Hour one was capped off with some MMMMMM That's Good presented by The Italian Centre Shop. Chad Kelly got his bag. How good is that?

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.
 
Greg Wyshynski closed out today's show, leading off with his reaction to last night's game and sharing why he remains a staunch critic of the shootout format. The conversation turned to major league headlines, starting with the blockbuster trade sending Connor Hellebuyck from Winnipeg to New Jersey. Wyshynski weighed in on trade returns across the league, noting he expects Detroit to secure a higher yield for Dylan Larkin than the Jets received for their Vezina-winning netminder. Bringing the focus back to Edmonton, the crew discussed Connor McDavid's climbing ice time and whether this heavy workload will remain the norm moving forward. To wrap up a great segment, Greg answered the ultimate burning question: his all-time favorite sandwich.
 
We finished the show like we always do with The Wrap from William Huff.

Craig Button led off today's show, stepping right into the crease to assess the current state of the Edmonton Oilers. Button provided his perspective on where fans should set their panic meters following recent back-to-back losses, while addressing the familiar trend of Connor McDavid's surging ice time. The conversation then shifted to Edmonton's bottom-six forward group—highlighting their recent goal contributions and evaluating whether this secondary scoring can be sustained long-term. Finally, Craig looked ahead to the upcoming Battle of Alberta, weighing in on the Calgary Flames' four-game winning streak and the impressive play of goaltender Devin Cooley.
 
We then gave our Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day. 
 
It's Tuesday, you know what that means. Weekly Confessions for Spectrum Rent All gave the gents lots of laughs, as per usual. What are the boys confessing today? 
 
We capped off hour two with Zach or Bryan. A fan favourite segment that will only be here for one more week!

The boys are back at the desk to break down a tough night at Rogers Place! Join Dusty, Lt. Eric, and YouTube Trev for a packed Tuesday edition of The Nielson Show, live right here on Edmonton Sports Talk!
 
First up, the fellas dove into all the action from last night in the world of sports including the Oilers loss in a shootout to the Red Wings.
 
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…
 
We then got into The Fan Zone for Northern Gauge to continue the discussion on last night's game.