Hot Links: Friday, February 19

Morning, folks!

As is Friday tradition, I’m going to excuse myself a few breaths quicker than is perhaps typical. The Oilers are set to play their first of a home and home series with those terrible — and also actually kind of terrible this year — Calgary Flames.

The Flames are spinning their wheels of late, with noted shitheel Matthew Tkachuk struggling to produce over his last handful and Mark Giordano finally aging out of whatever glamour spell has allowed him to pass as a reasonable and decent hockey player, and not the six-foot-tall slug he really is.

No word on the goaltenders yet this morning, but as I see it, they point to Mike Smith being both a good — and bad — choice for Edmonton tonight. Good in that his numbers are strictly better than Mikko Koskinen’s so far this year. Bad because they’re so far above his level that they are bound for regression. Another 7/11 night for Smith is coming at some point. I’d prefer it never be against Calgary.

One thing’s for sure though: Dave Tippett should dress Caleb Jones.

Don’t Nickel-And-Dime The Nuge (Copper and Blue)

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Game Recap: Oilers 3 - Jets 2 (Copper and Blue)

Oilers’ McDavid & Tippett Reach Milestones (THW)

Game Notes Oilers @ Flames: Appreciate Greatness (ON)

Fantasy Hockey Mailbag: Should Darnell Nurse Owners Sell High? (TS)

Edmonton Oilers Have A Chance To Stick A Dagger In The Flames (ES)

Oilers Understand They Can’t Be “One-Trick Pony” To Win Games (TOR)

Throwback Thursday: This Week In 2019, Edmonton Oilers Acquire Sam Gagner (ON)

Mcdavid Reacts To Reaching 500 Career Points Against Jets [Video] (THW)

Edmonton Oilers Need More From Kyle Turris. Much More (EJ)

Oilers’ Nurse Emerging As Homegrown Leader Creating Stability In Edmonton (SN)

Why Facing Oilers Is Huge Chance For Flames To Prove They Care (SN)

Sorry but these two SN articles are so funny to me.

McDavid Gets 500th Career Point In 369th Game (ESPN)

JONES: McDavid Milestone Missing ‘I Was There’ Moment Without Fans (ES)

Weekly Rumours – The Latest On Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (ON)

The McDavid Speedway (LT)

Lowetide: Is Oilers Centre Kyle Turris Playing Himself Out Of The NHL? (TA)