The Oilers Fan's Guide to Navigating Heartbreak

Ugggggh. Connor McDavid and the Oilers will have to wait another year for a shot at the team's first Stanley Cup in decades. We talk it out - and get an update on the water main mess in Calgary - in this episode of Real Talk. 

1:17 | Jespo and Johnny debrief after a heartbreaking Game Seven. 

6:55 | The Globe and Mail's Carrie Tait tells us about some of the amazing Oilers fans she met through the team's magical run to the Stanley Cup Final. 

28:12 | Will Calgary be able to keep up with water demand during the Stampede? Carrie updates us on repairs and related storylines following a catastrophic water main collapse.

READ CARRIE'S REPORTING ON THIS STORY: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-calgary-water-pipes-are-vulnerable-to-failure/

51:23 | Real Talker Andi's email made our day (and not just because it throws a bit of shade at our good friends The Strategists). 

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