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They played this old school footage of Gretzky arriving in Edmonton for the first time. Looked a total geek, not even a buck 60! Now he's fat with a dumb goatee. WELL What a way to go into the mini xmas break by Oilers going over 500.



Got a little lazy! 4-2 over Coyotes. But Roli held the fort. I like how Erik Cole is pouring it on.

I like how Jason Smith scored on his own net...AGAIN.. I remember when pucks went off his ass for Oilers self goals all the time.

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STILL KICKING MASA'S BUTT IN FANTASY HOCKEY!!

Man I was too busy listening to Odango's CHU SUPA PARTY, JPHiP.com's SEXIEST radio show on a Friday Nite - forgot the Oilers were playing!! First time I ever did that in ....since the Mike York/Comrie days!



EAT SHIT CANUCKS!! Ain't nuttin stop Roloson now!! 5-1-1 since November! Souray got his team leading 10th...whatta laser beam


btw worst third jerseys since the Ducks leaping through da hip one:

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SHIT! Someone give Erik Cole a big slice of cheese!! First multiple point game as an Oiler! Edmonton POUNDS dem Predators 5-2. I'm glad I kept Roli  Gagner is also picking up some steam and I ain't talking about



Dustin Penner needs to MAN UP and take out that fucker Tootoo for running Hemsky tho. Fuckin shit man.

Cool dat da Blackhawks and Bruins rebuilding and winning 9 and 8 in a row. It's Miami Dolphins all over again!

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WOW.  If the Oilers can lose a game. It has to be to the hapless Senators. Not only do they always give rookie goalies, they let em break their 12 game road losing streak FUCK!



Garon was tight but shit man, 38% face off wins. Terrible. Man - Hemsky sure was missed, the PP looked fucked. Weak call on Souray tho, Ottawa got to dictate the physical and NO ONE STEPPED UP except Ethan Moreau. DO IT KEVIN!

All on Wayne Gretzky 50 in 39 Day too :/

Jason LaBarbera aka Oiler Killer is now in Vancouver. Captain Luongo is more injured than once thought? Man..all I care for to wrap up 2008 is

BEAT CALGARY!!

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FUCKIN OILERS!! Losing 6-4 to the Flamers. Slump Busters - Calimarri and Iginla 5 pts apiece. APIECE!!



Brutal calls, esp. that one that went off Gilbert's chest and was called back. FUCK!! Souray blasting the puck off the glass and into the mesh and it was FUCKIN DELAY OF GAME WHATEVER! 5 on 3 hurt us bad. Faceoffs are brutal.  LOWE MAKE A MOVE!! BRING BACK STOLL.

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Great Winter Classic. Detroit is a FUCKIN MACHINE...slicing and dicing the Hawks.



Conks gets da win!  That's 3 outdoor games in a row. And good for my Team

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ARRGGH! YEAH!! After beating Big D at home 4-1, Erik Cole - UNBELIEVABLE. Rushing in, making plays. 1st Star deserved.


Went to the Oilers Skills and Ronald showed up!


Erik Cole is SICK!! 13.11111 on the fastest skating, while Sheldon Souray slapped 106 mph. Funny when Staios pretended to slide in and block da shot. Too bad they encouraged "minor league" hockey - I nearly fell asleep while half listening to the nfl playoffs.

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http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/22224-THNcom-Blog-Jagr-says-return-to-Penguins-not-out-of-the-question.html

Jaromir Jagr said he has no designs on returning to the NHL in the short term, but if he ever did return he would be happy to go back to the Pittsburgh Penguins to play for his former idol, Mario Lemieux.

“I was thinking about it and if Mario would call me and say, ‘I’d like you to play for our team,’ I would think about it a lot,” Jagr said in a telephone interview from Moscow where the Kontinental League will hold its inaugural All-Star Game outdoors at Red Square Saturday. “I would play for the minimum salary. I would play for $350,000 just for him because I owe him my hockey life. I want to pay him back because he has made me what I am…besides my parents.”

I wish...

[Assman]

^ THAT would be interesting. Jagr left on a sour note.

How bout that fuckin Jarkko Ruutu from the Sens Bites Andrew Peters? Going Mike Tyson and biting dudes thumb


Tough week for the Oilers - with Hemsky out, seems like they don't even have a spark.

Fluke comeback vs the Isles cuz they just fucking suck. I still get a kick over Mike Comrie getting booed here


BUT SHIT. VS The Sundin Era Canucks? 12 seconds decided the game. And then tonite against the Sharks? 


Souray, Stortini. I dunno who else got injured. It was KARMA - never fuck with it. They had no business winning the last time. Roloson saved the day. THIS TIME?! Nilsson breaking his stick on a breakaway!?! To start the game!? HOW THE HELL? Roloson giving up a shot that was gonna be wide. Another bad goal that escapes my beer induced memory. It hurts man. Good thing I took it out on shuji - I never back down. Oilers laid a few eggs, just gotta regroup and take it out on the Blues. 

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^ LMAO that  guy with the boom box is SO shuji

ETA:

WTH! Shanahan signed with the Devils. Oilers coulda used him. Grier better step it up, can't get let the Canucks go on a roll!

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LMAO. Bobby Holik takes a puck off the face - AND SCORES!


NICE! Brule and whoever that other new guy was? Stepped up. Glad to see Souray back in the lineup...too bad I had passed out.


A much needed home win for the Oilers over the Blues....THATS FO SHO

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Went to City Hall this afternoon to see the man, the legend, the greatest #9 since Rika Ishikawa:

GLENN ANDERSON!

Jari Kurri and Kevin Lowe, Dave Semenko, Ron Low, and Dale Hunter were all there. So proud living in this community that we get civic ceremonies like this.

"[I'm] so proud and so privileged to be here, and standing here in front of all of you," he said. "But you guys make it. You guys are the ones that make it happen for us. And thank you. We couldn't have done it without you."

 

Here be the video clips, can u tell the part where my arm falls asleep?


I loved how Lowe was dissing  the Canucks. Oilers best be picking it up. Without Hemsky, Oilers be digging for goals. Brule can't lift the team.

After knocking out the top rated Washington Caps.


They got sucked in to the Wild's boring ass trap. Never fall down 1-0. Esp. on a Power Play. At least there were fights, Boukroakkf sure got it coming to him:


Souray TKO'ing Weller!! 


Loved how he pushed Moreau outta the way. That guy is worth every penny. Bring on Smyttie and the Avs tonite!

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GARON TRADED FOR A BAG OF PUCKS!!!! AKA SABOURIN!!



 

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^ Better than Sanford! No one wants his sad sack of balls!

Ouch....bye bye Garon. I really liked him, crazy style - shoot out master last year. Roli got hot, and sports is a bidness.

Edmonton Oilers General Manager Steve Tambellini announced today the acquisition of forward Ryan Stone, goaltender Dany Sabourin and a fourth round draft choice in 2011 from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for goaltender Mathieu Garon.

Stone, a 6’2”, 215 pound native of Calgary, Alberta, was originally selected by the Penguins in the second round (32nd overall) of the 2003 National Hockey League Entry Draft.  In 38 games with the American Hockey League’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins this season, Stone has tallied 9-19-28 with 53 penalty minutes. In eight career NHL games, the 23-year-old centre has recorded one assist and seven penalty minutes.

Oilers General Manager Steve Tambellini says, “Addressing our goaltending situation was a high priority for us and moving forward, we believe we’ve accomplished that as well as acquiring some valuable assets for our organization.”

Sabourin is in his ninth professional season and has appeared in 57 career NHL games, posting an 18-25-4 record with 2.88 goals against average and a .898 save percentage.  In 19 games with the Penguins this season, the 6’4”, 200 pound, 28-year-old from Val D’Or, Quebec is 6-8-2 with a 2.85 goals against average and a .898 save percentage.

You KNEW his days were numbered when he was letting in softies at the SKILLS COMPETITION lol. I have no idea about them new guys. Ryan Stone better be that 3rd line centre Oilers be wishing for.

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Everyone came out to retire Anderson's jersey, whatta nite


All the benchwarmers. Steve Smith! All the HOFers! Coffey! Messier! Fuhr! Kurri! Gretzky! Truly deserved, a class act.

Glenn Anderson is really gay


SHIT!! OILERS WIN!  With Canucks free falling Oilers closing in, now 8th place. Hemsky BACK OH SO NECESSARY. And Captain Moreau gets THE HAT TRICK!

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SHIT!! OILERS WIN!  With Canucks free falling Oilers closing in, now 8th place. Hemsky BACK OH SO NECESSARY.

canucks love to skydive these days what can i say hahaha

[Masa]

FANTASY HOCKEY is heating up despite COOL TIMES. Even tho I don't have a steady goalie, drafting those guys from Philly was SMART. And Hemsky is steady.

Damn! The race for the 4th spot could not be any tighter. We gonna keep fighting till the bitter end, yo! Shiiiiet, I'm gonna crush daigong like I crushed him in The Anti-Struggle. Once Selänne returns, it's gonna be fuckin' OVER, homie

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How'd that happen??

I haven't been keeping up d'oh.

OILERS IN 6TH PLACE!! Hemsky is a beast. I think I even have him signed on my team lol. 4 Point DOMINATION vs the Blue Jackets.


Man they almost pissed that game away. Look at the moves by Hemmer!! (insert youtube clip lol)

Fuck All-Star break and no games. Who gonna watch that shit? Souray might as well break the record for hardset slapshot else...

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Speaking of the All-Star break, guess who WON'T be there this year?

Crosby won't play in NHL all-star game
St. Louis named as replacement in Eastern Conference starting lineup

Last Updated: Thursday, January 22, 2009 | 4:58 PM ET

CBC Sports - Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby won't be playing in the NHL all-star game in Montreal after all.

It was announced on Thursday that Crosby has been replaced in the Eastern Conference starting lineup for Sunday's game by Laval native Martin St. Louis.


FULL ARTICLE HERE - http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2009/01/22/crosby-all-star.html

[Masa]

East triumphs in All-Star shootout over West

Sunday, 01.25.2009 / 11:08 PM / 2009 NHL All-Star Game
By Phil Coffey  - NHL.com Sr. Editorial Director

MONTREAL -- A shootout to end the shootout.

That was the fitting ending for the 2009 NHL All-Star Game at the Bell Centre on Sunday as All-Star MVP Alex Kovalev of the hometown Montreal Canadiens and Washington's Alex Ovechkin scored against Roberto Luongo in the shootout to give the Eastern Conference a 12-11 victory over the Western Conference.

With four members of the Canadiens in the Eastern Conference's starting lineup, there was a little extra juice to this game, most notably from the fans who cheered their guys loud and long all weekend, with other Quebec natives also feeling the love.

"I don't think it's only now," Kovalev said. "I think they've been like that since I got to Montreal. I don't remember one day that they wouldn't be so passionate and so excited. Just to come to this building and see open practice, whatever it is, or just regular practice, like I said, it's always been so exciting to be on the ice, surrounded by all these fans."

But Kovalev, who won a 2009 Honda Ridgeline as the Honda NHL MVP winner, noted that it was a two-way street with the Montreal contingent of Kovalev, goalie Carey Price and defensemen Mike Komisarek and Andrei Markov, plus Canadiens coach Guy Carbonneau, looking to put on a good show.

"Before the All-Star Game, before this weekend, I knew how important it would be for all of us, not just for me, to succeed and put on a show and have fun," Kovalev said. "But like I said, you couldn't ask (for) more. When I heard that I'd been named as the captain of the team, you know, I just said to myself 'I have one more left, to get MVP.' I think that's going to be the full package that I'm going to remember the rest of my life."

"It was fun," Carbonneau said. "Obviously, having this event here in Montreal, it's just a great weekend for everybody. You know, for Alex, Mike Komisarek, Andrei Markov, Carey Price and myself, we couldn't ask for anything better. You know, the fans have been here every game and cheering on the players every game. You know, I knew this was not going to be different tonight."
                       
The magic of Montreal rubbed off on all the participants as voiced by Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien, a former Canadiens coach.

"I don't know if I have a specific moment, but I think that this has been an outstanding weekend," Julien said. "You can talk to any player, talk to any coach. The way it's been organized by this organization, the way the people came to Montreal, and the Montreal fans, and the way they've reacted to all of this has just made this whole weekend outstanding.

"I know from the personal side of it, our players really enjoyed it. They had a great weekend. They represented us extremely well. And, again, I think this whole weekend has been a huge success."

On to the nitty gritty of a game that saw 22 goals in regulation play, none in overtime and two in the shootout, not to mention the ragged nerves of the six goaltenders forced to endure the offensive exploits.

The East held a 4-2 lead after one period, but that was erased in a wild second period that saw 10 goals score and an 8-8 tie after 40 minutes. The see-saw third period produced six goals, but no winner. Neither did the 5-minute overtime. So it was on to the shootout, with Roberto Luongo in goal for the West and Tim Thomas manning the nets for the East.

Thomas, who made a couple of spectacular saves in overtime, stopped Shane Doan and Rick Nash in the shootout, while Luongo was not as fortunate.

Kovalev ripped a blistering drive over his glove hand on the East's second attempt for the eventual winner. Alex Ovechkin followed with a dizzying array of moves on the way to his own shootout goal, one that ended the West's hopes.

As you can tell from the score, the goals came at a fast and furious pace, especially in the second. While the third period didn't have the barrage of goals that marked the second, the West-East-West-East rhythm kept the game close and the sellout crowd perched on the edge of their seats.

Doan had staked the West to a 9-8 lead just 32 seconds into the third, but Dany Heatley restored the tie at 2:17. Chicago's Jonathan Toews put the West back on top by a goal, but Tampa Bay's Martin St. Louis struck back for a 10-10 tie at 13:19.

It looked like Chicago's Patrick Kane got the winner at 15:18 on a slick breakaway goal, but that hope was dashed by a sharp wrister from Florida's Jay Bouwmeester at 16:21 which sent the game to overtime tied at 11.

When all was said and done, Kovalev and St. Louis had 2 goals and 1 assist each for the East. Marc Savard had 3 assists, Bouwmeester 1 goal and 2 assists, the same total as Ovechkin. Mark Streit and Tomas Kaberle each had 2 assists.

For the Western Conference, Sheldon Souray had 2 goals and 1 assist, Joe Thornton had 3 assists, Milan Hejduk, Patrick Marleau and Rick Nash each had 1 goal and 2 assists, while Doan, Dan Boyle and Kane each scored 1 goal and 1 assist.

In case you weren't convinced that no lead is safe in the All-Star Game, we present the second period, where a two-goal East lead built in Period 1 disappeared in a hurry en route to an 8-8 tie after 40 minutes.

The goals came at a fast and furious pace against the unfortunate Henrik Lundqvist and Niklas Backstrom, who aren't likely to look back at this All-Star experience with terribly fond memories, with Lundqvist surrendering six goals and Backstrom four.

For those scoring at home, the avalanche of goals went as follows.

St. Louis made it 5-2 for the East at 1:21 with a whirling backhander off a Kaberle pass. New Jersey's Zach Parise made it 6-2 at 2:11 off assists from St. Louis and Streit. Four-goal lead seems safe, right?

Yeah … no way. Souray got one back at 3:29 and Boyle netted his first at 5:14 and it was a 6-4 lead for the East before Evgeni Malkin made it 7-4 at 7:45 of the middle period.

That lead disappeared in a hurry too when Nash scored on a breakaway at 8:27 and then Hejduk scored off a slick pass from Boyle at 9:02 to bring the West within one, 7-6, at 9:02.

Souray's second goal of the period forged a 7-7 tie at 10:34 when he pulled up on a slap shot and beat Lundqvist from the left circle, using East defenseman Komisarek as a screen.

Are we done yet?

Ah, no.

Kovalev restored the East lead with a backhander at 3:36, but Calgary's Jarome Iginla scored the first All-Star goal of his career at 16:46 to retie the game at 8-8.

For some time, it seemed like the goalies would get off easy in the first period, despite the fact the Western Conference scored at 1:16 of the game. Still, it was just 3-1 for the East into the final minute of the first before the two squads swapped goals to make the score a more All-Star-like 4-2 after 20 minutes.

The offensive skills on display in this All-Star Game seemed especially daunting for those trying to keep the puck out of the next. The slick moves, tape-to-tape passes and creative moves really put a premium on talent in a big way.

St. Louis' Keith Tkachuk came away with the game's first goal just 1:16 in, camping in front of Price and banging home a behind-the-net pass from Nash. Hejduk also assisted on the goal.

Ovechkin and Savard used the old give-and-go to tie the game at 6:26, with Ovechkin feeding Savard in the right corner and then burying the return pass against Anaheim goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere.

Carolina's Eric Staal took advantage of a carom off the skate of Boyle to give the East a 2-1 edge at 9:30, backhanding the shot past Giguere with Bouwmeester and Kovalev picking up assists.

Kaberle had earned boos during All-Star Weekend for being a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs, but he figured out a pretty good way to earn some cheers when his long breakout pass sprung hometown favorite Kovalev for a breakaway that saw the slick veteran use an off-speed shot to fool Giguere and make it 3-1 at 16:34.

Savard and Ovechkin got into the action at 19:23, using hard, pinpoint passes to set Markov up for an easy goal in front of the West's net. A turnover in the defensive zone cost the East, however, as Thornton set up teammate Marleau for a drive from the right faceoff dot that caught Price off guard at 19:48 to make it 4-2.