PS G3 Oilers at Jets

In March of 2024, I found Karen. I was still broken, trying to make sense of my life. My daughter suggested I start dating and it didn’t go well. I was meeting wonderful people, but they were meeting a man who was anxious and unsure. It seemed hopeless.

Karen, who is a counsellor at the University of Alberta, arrived in my life at a perfect time. She was there for me, had great empathy and could listen as well as she could hear (I do not have that skill). She helped me heal.

Somewhere along the way, maybe it was our Thursday night coffee or Saturday night dates at The Keg, or maybe it was the Spoons concert or one of the times her gigantic dog Clifford tackled me in the hallway like he was Dan Kepley, but I fell in love with Karen. My children adore her, and I am getting to know her children as well.

I asked Karen to marry me recently, and she said yes. We were married in her parents’ home (Bob and Sophie) on Saturday, with my friend Lynn Mercereau guiding us through our vows. Brad Gibbons took about 1,000 photos. We are forever grateful to both, and to Bob, Sophie, our kids and families for their support. I found happiness, and I’m never going to let her go. I am home.

OILERS VERSUS JETS

I haven’t seen a lineup for tonight, the team usually flies to Winnipeg an hour before the game, has no legs, and gets crushed. It is routinely a game for the young players, as veterans circle this one as a must to avoid. I’d like to see all of the bubble people, who I count as ‘uncertain Oilers’:

Since this is going to be a good test for the team, I’d like to see Samuel Jonsson in net, maybe Matt Tomkins can play half of the game. On defense, Atro Leppanen (who played Game 1 with partner Josh Brown) and Alec Regula (who was paired with Cam Dineen) are the two I’d most like to see.

Up front, the Podkolzin-Frederic-Savoie line was impressive in the first game, and a repeat of Howard-Lazar-Kapanen and Jones-Philp-Jarventie wouldn’t go amiss.

On the Lowdown today, it’s the return of Daniel Nugent-Bowman from The Athletic as our Tuesday feature guest throughout the NHL season. We’ll talk about the McDavid deal, the new goalie coach and the general feel of the roster for 2025-26. It’s also round table day, the radio equivalent of a Zebra (me) being chase by a pack of hyenas (Declan Krueger, Donovan Paulson, Josh Fenwick and Sam Wilness). It’ll be fun! Noon to 2pm on Sports 1440 radio and You Tube.