Howard, Savoie studying NHL life-style from McDavid, Draisaitl with Oilers

“It just makes you want to push yourself to get better, I think, seeing the level they’re at the way they train and handle themselves every single day,” Savoie stated. “It’s just cool to see firsthand, see and experience it. Yeah, it’s a privilege.”

Said Howard, “It’s pretty cool even to be asked about them, to be able to talk about how dialed in those guys are and how good they are from a day-to-day standpoint. It’s pretty cool to be able to talk about those guys and get to know them. Seeing them every day is pretty special.”

Savoie and Howard joined the podcast Wednesday from the NHL’s New York City workplace, which is one block away from Madison Square Garden, the place they have been a part of the Oilers’ 2-0 win towards the New York Rangers on Tuesday.

This can be the primary journey to New York City for each gamers. Savoie is from St. Albert, Alberta, a suburb of Edmonton, and Howard is from Hudson, Wisconsin.

They’re additionally right here to play the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Thursday (7:30 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+, SN360) and the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Saturday (3:30 p.m. ET; MSGSN, SN, TVAS).

“The city is pretty sweet,” Howard stated of New York. “It seems like it’s always buzzing. A ton of good dinner spots. We’ll be excited to try a couple different restaurants here and maybe do some shopping as well.”

In addition to a dialog with the Oilers rookies, a number of the matters lined embody the recent begin to the season for the Boston Bruins and goalie Jeremy Swayman, the chilly begin for the struggling Buffalo Sabres, first impressions of New York Islanders rookie defenseman Matthew Schaefer, the Rangers’ incapacity to attain at residence, Brady Tkachuk’s damage and the affect it’s going to have on the Ottawa Senators and, doubtlessly, Team USA on the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, and Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson’s new contract.

For extra from Savoie and Howard, plus opinions from the co-hosts, hearken to the NHL @TheRink podcast, which is free, and listeners can subscribe on all podcast platforms. It can be out there on NHL.com/multimedia/podcasts and the NHL app.