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I watch every Oilers' game -- thank you, Center Ice! But the Mess tribute will be moving and memorable.10spro wrote:PK I am sure you'll be watching that day.
http://www.edmontonsun.com/Sports/Oiler ... 5-sun.html
I'm not a big Garrett fan. He seems to be the Paul Maguire of TSN analysts -- wears thin after a while. I much prefer Hughie with Greg Millen on HNIC. But the common denominator is that Hughie is great with whomever he's paired.10spro wrote:Glad that you get Sportsnet in your area and can follow J. Hughson. I like him better with J. Garrett on his side, than when he calls the games on CBC, they just seem much insightful and they read each other like a book.
Stollie -- my favorite Oiler -- has been horrible offensively this year, and there are whispers about him being used as trade bait for a puck-moving defenseman after the New Year. But as long as he keeps winning draws and playing defensively like he did last night, he's still a very valuable player.10spro wrote:Good win for your Oils last night, and J. Stoll, what a warrior blocking two shots that just about killed him during a PP.
That's a hockey player, in a nutshell. In hoops or baseball, a guy with similar injuries would have gone on the DL. Only football players and rodeo cowboys rival hockey players for toughness.Gangrel wrote:Yeah, I was watching the game on TSN. They showed Stoll limping off the ice, then in the hallway on the way to the dressing rooms... he collapsed, tried crawling on all fours, and then just laid there.
I thought he was done for until he came back in the third!
http://wesclark.com/rrr/buck.htmlIf ever there was one moment when New Zealand’s Wayne “Buck” Shelford embedded his name forever into rugby's rich history, it was during the infamous “Battle of Nantes” in 1986.
Playing only his second Test for the All Blacks against a physically intimidating French side, Shelford found himself at the bottom of a rather aggressive ruck on 20 minutes.
An errant Les Bleus stud found its way to his groin, where it somehow managed to tear his scrotum, leaving one testicle hanging out.
This alone would leave most men screaming in agony and heading for the nearest hospital. But not Shelford.
He calmly instructed the physio to stitch him up.
The French public were gobsmacked as an over-eager pitchside cameraman filmed the stomach-turning surgery, and even more so when Shelford returned to the field and carried on playing...
pk500 wrote:Amazing what happens when your top two offensive players are hurt, huh?
Someone had to give in as Turco had 2 SO's going into the game. Important win for your Oils.pk500 wrote: Second straight shutout for Roli.
Yep -- nice hookup by the Sedins for the winner. I heard the fine call -- as always -- by Hughie on TV in the background while I burned a couple of discs.10spro wrote:Tell me about it. 'Nucks score four goals with 6 regulars out against the Stanley Cup Champs. Although they did lose a 3-0 lead at one point, they kept their composure in OT.
Toughest? I'm not so sure. I don't know if I'd want to be in the Pacific, banging heads with Anaheim, San Jose and a healthy Dallas eight times each per season.10spro wrote:You look at all the division standings and by far, this one is the toughest. Between 1st and last place there's only a six point difference.
Oh yeah, the Pacific is tough but other than the three teams that you mentioned, LA and PHO are pretty much out of it. It's amazing how ANA still has 3 losses in regulation. In the NW any team can take first place at any time during the season if VAN and COL can keep up this pace and I don't see that happening in any other division. The NE division is tight too, but BUF is definitely the better team of them all at the 30 games mark. The Central as you mentioned has been always NAS and DET, that's it. Sad.pk500 wrote:Toughest? I'm not so sure. I don't know if I'd want to be in the Pacific, banging heads with Anaheim, San Jose and a healthy Dallas eight times each per season.10spro wrote:You look at all the division standings and by far, this one is the toughest. Between 1st and last place there's only a six point difference.
Compare the Northeast or Northwest with the Central, which sees three of its five teams with less than 25 points, and the Central is a joke.
Take care,
PK
Nyet. As of right now, that would be Chicago defenseman Brent Seabrook. A ton of teams already have called GM Dale Tallon to inquire about Seabrook's availability since the Hawks have two young, talented, puck-moving defensemen in Seabrook and Keith.tjung0831 wrote:He might be the most sought after player at the trade deadline.
Did they eat green onions at a Taco Bell on the last West Coast road trip?Naples39 wrote:As if things weren't going bad enough for the Flyers this season, Richards and Sanderson go down with 'serious' stomach injuries last night.
Yeah, what makes the story even more sad was that Laura Gainey was getting her life in order after her teen years were filled with drug and alcohol abuse after her mom died. Her work on the ship really was helping, from what I've read.10spro wrote:Prayers go to Montreal's GM B. Gainey as his daughter is still missing during an incident over the weekend over the Atlantic waters. She was part of the crew. About 10 years ago, Gainey's wife died of cancer. Hope all turns out OK.
http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=187947&hubname=
I liked the trade! Even though Handzus is out for the season and only played 8 games he had 3 goals, 5 assists, and was a +4.Naples39 wrote:26 games played, 0 goals on 45 shots, 3 assists, and a minus-20. Greatest trade ever.Feanor wrote:Hey, as long as we've got Kyle Calder we'll be fine.
I'm wondering what's up with this too. 2 years ago this kid was supposed to be a shoo-in for the number one pick in the 2006 draft. While he's more than holding his own for an 18 year old in the NHL, this seems very bizarre. Hope it's not a sign of things to come.pk500 wrote:What's up with Phil Kessel? The Bruins released today that he's being treated for a "non-hockey medical condition."
http://bruins.bostonherald.com/bruins/v ... eid=171478
Take care,
PK
Your Oilers are scouting Brewer and a few other Bluespk500 wrote:Nyet. As of right now, that would be Chicago defenseman Brent Seabrook. A ton of teams already have called GM Dale Tallon to inquire about Seabrook's availability since the Hawks have two young, talented, puck-moving defensemen in Seabrook and Keith.tjung0831 wrote:He might be the most sought after player at the trade deadline.
So far, Tallon has rejected all offers. But if a team desperate for an offensive defenseman -- cough, clear through, uh-em, Edmonton -- comes to Tallon closer to the deadline with an attractive package, he might bite.
Seabrook isn't quite in Phaneuf's category among second-year defensemen, but he's close.
Take care,
PK
