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Play armchair GM", "level": 4 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "After the entry draft and the first day of free agency, there is very little hockey-related action happening, so a good way to still feel involved in Oilers hockey is to spend way too much time looking at the team’s salary cap and play armchair GM." } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "2- Try to guess what the lineup will look like", "level": 4 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Similarly to playing armchair GM, this can be a fun way to simply take a look at the players currently signed in Edmonton and play around with the lines and pairings." } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTk5MTkxNzk5MTc1MDYzNTAy/usatsi_19733131_168401874_lowres.jpg" }, "caption": "Dylan Holloway celebrating a goal with the Oilers bench." } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "3- Follow players’ off-ice adventures on social media", "level": 4 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "With no on-ice action, there is plenty going on off-ice: players getting married, travelling, proposing... If you're a curious person who likes to know what is happening in your favourite players' lives, keeping up with them on social media can be entertaining." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Related: McDavid is Getting Married to His Girlfriend of 8-Years" } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "4- Buy merch", "level": 4 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The offseason can be a good time to stock up on merch, or finally buy something that you've always wanted. Let's be honest, who hasn't found themselves scrolling through the NHL shop website way too often?" } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTk5MzU0NjIwODQ4MzgzMzkw/usatsi_14179565_168401874_lowres.jpg" }, "caption": "Rogers Place." } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "5- Talk your friends and family’s ears off about the offseason", "level": 4 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Though talking non-stop about hockey with your family and friends may also be a regular-season activity, it is a bit different — and maybe more annoying, depending on how they see it — when there is no actual hockey happening and all you’re talking about are speculations." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Related: Oilers Have Fourth-Line Center Option Besides Jonathan Toews" } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "6- Complain about how long the offseason is", "level": 4 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Are you even a hockey fan if you’re not constantly complaining that a life (or months) without hockey feels like an eternity?" } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTk5MzU0NzcwNjM1MzY3ODM4/usatsi_14962834_168401874_lowres.jpg" }, "caption": "A different kind of \"fan\" at Rogers Place." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "It gets boring, and you can easily run out of things to do, but Oct. 11 will come quickly and you'll finally see the Oilers step on the ice again to face the Vancouver Canucks." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Related: Oilers 2023 Off-Season Guide" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Related: Oilers' Kane Playing Beer League Has Fans Chomping at the Bit for Summer Hockey" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Related: 7 Worst Oilers' Trades by Peter Chiarelli" } } ] }

A Guide to Survive the Off-Season for Oilers Fans