Barn Burner: Boomer & Pinder with Rhett Warrener - The Edmonton Oilers Are in HUGE TROUBLE… McDavid GTD 😬 | BB Clips

Episode Date: April 28, 2026

Boomer, Pinder and Rhett preview a massive Game 5 between the Oilers and Ducks with Edmonton staring at elimination down 3-1 in the series. The guys dive into whether there’s any real hope left for the Oilers, what has gone so wrong in this matchup, and how much of it now hinges on the status of Connor McDavid, who enters the night as a game-time decision with injury concerns. With the season hanging by a thread, it’s a full conversation on pressure, panic, and whether Edmonton has one more push left—do you still believe they can come back?Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/ICEmysnuJcg#nhl #nhlshorts #nhlplayoffs #nhlpredictions #nhlhockey #nhlpicks #stanleycup #stanleycupfinal #edmontonoilers #edmonton CHECK OUT OUR STUFF ⬇️BARN BURNER MERCHhttps://nationgear.ca/collections/shirts/FlamesnationBARN BURNER SHORTS https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj_bcGtvvo-cW2DHEDZ6dEO5ePDmlhZc9&si=jo8iNGxT4ImhS2Y8📲 Follow us:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fnbarnburner/X (Twitter): https://x.com/barnburnerfn?lang=en🎧 Listen on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/barn-burner-boomer-pinder-with-rhett-warrener/id1648562889Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Mc6Qd5U22R2zbMlQ7RxIiProducer: Jack Haverstock Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yes. So, I mean, with McDavid, it seems as though whatever has happened, what game two, he got tangled up, I believe. Was he at Coleman and one other player? Not that it matters a whole lot, but got tangled up, fell down. There's been a lot of criticism. I don't know, I know you're big on social media. Yep. There's a lot of, there's been some criticism to the coach of the Oilers in certain, certain things, decisions, strategies. continues to use Connor on the penalty kill. Do you need to use him on a penalty kill when? So there was a thought that whatever he's dealing with needs to stay loose and he's skating at TV timeouts. And that would be consistent with using him on the penalty kill.

I don't want to do this. And he's like, well, I don't want this getting tightened up if I've got four minutes or I'm not out there. But Rhett would no more than we do. He's rolling his eyes. Because you know he's going to be on the power play. Oh, God. You know he's going to play in the file. I'll say is this.

The criticism of that coach is warranted. and correct. I think back to, it was this year. They were kicking the piss out of L.A. with five minutes left and they've got a power play. Still using the big. He's awesome.

That's his whole coaching career. I coached Connor. Erie. Erie. So now I can coach. Lindy Ruff was an excellent, coach in Buffalo at the start of his career because he wrote 39 on the bingo card every night. That's this.

Who would be Dominic Ashik for those? Right, but seriously, I'm not, I don't follow the others because I think they stink and I don't like them. But how hard would be, it's like Babcock coaching team can. Oh, a great coach. What? He's a great. Why? Your healthy scratches are going to the Hall of Fame.

Yeah. What do you mean he's a great coach? A chimpanzee could coach his team team. If you're coaching the Oilers, what are you doing? Connor. I know, saw the number this morning, and it's a double-sided thing. You talk all the time about how, like with Florida, they played so much extra hockey. It's just how do you do it?

It's so much. Then you take the players who play a bunch of the minutes that are on those teams, and then if maybe they're injured. Since 2022, the Oilers have played 79 playoff games, which is now one more. than Florida. Yeah. So it's admirable. You've played a lot of playoff hockey.

You've been, you've gone a long ways many times. But it's also almost an extra season of hockey, 79 playoff games since 2022. And the other thing is throw on four nations in Olympics. Without the top guys doing all the others. Because that's where most of the big guns are. Like we talked about the Vegas guys.

Florida had a ton, Tampa had a ton. Ebitant only had a couple because Bush didn't get team Canada. But like Drysidal was playing huge. minutes for Germany. He's their best player by a mile. McDavid was number one C on the favorites to win the thing and played every game. They were knocked out in qualifying. I don't think it's criticism to say that, yeah, an extra season is a lot of hard. When you hear that number, right?

There's going to be fatigue. Because you hear, that's so much extra hockey, it's extra hockey. And then 79 playoff. That's an extra season. That's so much of hockey. Those are not December 5th game. they're excited. No,

exactly. Yeah. Right? And you said that was over the last since 2022. So four seasons. Yeah. Okay.

Jeez. It's so much. A season of intense and travel. Maybe not as much travel. I don't know how you want to. I'm just thinking of the back to backs. And like Florida made it to the final of the year before they went to. Like three finals in a row.

I don't think anyone's done that in the cap era. and I no Tampa Tampa 1 2 had lost to Colorado or the third one didn't they?

Yep I'm right you guys are wrong I wasn't really listened to you Tampa Bay went three years in a row It went three years of Tampa three years of Florida Geez

you're probably right because no one else from the east got there I'm pretty sure like that So and sometimes that takes it's tall you look at Florida well they're they missed and uh they might be better off

for it might be the best thing for the oilers if they just bow out here well that's what we always are looking for what's best for the oil and rest up for next year what's i'm going to say though oh i was going to say this we're about the coaching and the use make usage of players what's joel doing playing the piss out of everyone evenly he's running his fourth line on a regular shift and when you're not spending you know what would it be 40 million dollars on three guys, you're probably got some better death pieces. But I think that's part of his philosophy and that's why his teams have success because everyone's got a role.

Exactly. I don't need Connor to kill penalties and be out at the last minute because I've created this fourth line that can do it. And if you can't do a fourth line as a coach, you're a shitty coach. And I think the GM's tied into a lot of this too. He's a shit. Hey! I'm joking. I'm from Alberta.

I love Alberta. Every team. All the team. Alberta's team. So it's a must win for the Oilers tonight. They've scored first in all four games. They led two nothing in game four. Who's in that?

Got to think it's going to be Jerry. Oh, yeah, because he stood up Jerry. Jerry was solid. I thought he was fine. And Ingram, to be fair, was much better than him down the stretch. Awful in the series. They've hemorrhaged goals. I said an alarming.

I am. I don't know if I should pray for this, but I'm praying for a shitty goaltending effort, or the goaltender, whoever it might be. I think Once he's activated off I I think that's okay You're not saying There's not a specific desired outcome

You're just hoping for a subpar goal tent I've got the goals for and against in the playoffs There's a stat that'll jump off the page and tell the story We'll get back to the leaders in the postseason But news right now Connor McDavid is a game time decision For the Oilers tonight

Q the Oilers fan How does he not play? Well, We don't know what he's playing through. Yeah. Doesn't matter. If he played the last game, did something get worse?

Yeah, I don't know. I'm kind of, I think he'll play, to your point, but I think it's being made very clear that this guy's nowhere near 100. That's odd that they would release that. It really is,

although if he's not showing him at skate, they've got to say something, I guess. Well, maintenance date's Connor McDavid, he can do whatever the F he wants. How about that? Yeah. Is he in a boot?

It is curious because it's, It's a must-win game. I need to ruminate. Yeah. Is there some mental handles here? Subterfuge. Yeah. Good word.

They're just keeping expectations low, and then when Connor comes back and looks great. Ha-ha. Sneaky, greasy oil. Yeah, like, unless he has to play, and if he can't. The fact that they're saying this makes me think he's not going to play, but I can't believe

that, so I'm like he's going to play. I think he needed the day, and they're going to play the poker game a little and say, oh, he's game time, but he'll play. That's my feet. If I guess, I don't want to read too much into it. Odd. But to say it's a game time is a lot different than.

There doesn't have to say it. Yeah. But there is pressure now, and not to get too deep into the weeds, but there's pressure now because of how big gaming has become and all of that, that there needs to be better transparency. You can't just BS. Your way. That's actually a good angle. I haven't thought about that. So I wonder if there is pressure on these teams. Look, if he's not playing.

He's smart, eh? You have to. Well, he ruminated. That was good rumination. I would have a quick. Because I would think a hamster was buzzing in there. There will be some movement in game lines. For sure.

Based on that. Yeah, that's a fair point.