Edmonton crowd gets perfect chant going to taunt CEO Nicholson!

The Edmonton Oilers fans had a blast last night as their team beat the Los Angeles Kings and two of their favourite players, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Leon Draisaitl, recorded hat tricks in the 8-4 win. 

It felt so good that the fanbase felt bold enough to taunt CEO Bob Nicholson, who made headlines last week for ripping one of his own players own in public. On Thursday during a breakfast organized for season tickets holders, Nicholson called out Tobias Rieder as one of the culprits of this disastrous season. He really threw him under the bus, explaining that the difference between the Oilers making the playoffs and not was Rieder failing to score 15 or 16 goals.

''Toby Rieder will not be signed by the Edmonton Oilers at the end of this year. Toby Rieder was a player other teams wanted. He came here for one year because he wanted to play with Leon Draisaitl who he plays with on the German national team. He thought if he wasn't playing with Leon he'd be playing with Connor, he'd score 15-16 goals, and instead of making two million he'd sign a four-year deal [extension] at three and a half million. Toby Rieder hasn't scored a goal. Toby Rieder has missed so many breakaways. If Toby Rieder would have scored 10 or 12 goals we'd probably be in the playoffs.''

Nicholson's comments caused quite a stir in the hockey world, so much so that he had to apologize and make amends with Rieder. Nicholson said he ''stepped out of bounds'' at the meeting, but let's be honest, what is said is said...

The crowd wanted Rieder to know they disagree with Nicholson and so, in the last seconds of the game, the fans started chanting "Let's go Rieder" loud and clear in Rogers Place. 

We are pretty sure it got the forward, and pending free agent, smiling, even though he failed to record a point in last night's win...