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Cult of Hockey 29 minutes ago
I was going to hand out game grades, but, frankly, after that first period of the Vancouver-Edmonton game, I've seen enough. If any of you want to hand out your own marks in the comment section, feel free. I will leave you with one last thing, though, things that I hope I never seen ever again see as a fan of the Edmonton Oilers: 1. Jeff Deslauriers back in his crease, out of position, in the butterfly, getting beat by an outside shot over his shoulder. 2. Patrick O'Sullivan floating around...(read more)
Cult of Hockey 29 minutes ago
I was going to hand out game grades, but, frankly, after that first period of the Vancouver-Edmonton game, I've seen enough. If any of you want to hand out your own marks in the comment section, feel free. I will leave you with one last thing, though, things that I hope I never seen ever again see as a fan of the Edmonton Oilers: 1. Jeff Deslauriers back in his crease, out of position, in the butterfly, getting beat by an outside shot over his shoulder. 2. Patrick O'Sullivan floating around...(read more)
You Bet 58 minutes ago
Big Ben isn't ticking. At least not fast enough. Ben Roethlisberger isn't expected to start Sunday night's game against Baltimore because of the concussision he got last week. Now it looks like former Oregon star Dennis Dixon will start. Dixon has only thrown one NFL pass in two years. Dixon gets the start because the No. 2 Steeler QB Charlie Batch was also hurt last week. Roethlisberger had insisted he was going to play but when he started getting headaches the decision was made. Dixon...(read more)
Cult of Hockey 1 hours ago
CBC's Milbury gives advice as if the year were 1970, not 2009. After the first period of the Edmonton Oilers-Vancouver Canucks game, commentator Mike Milbury of the CBC, who didn't exactly cover himself in glory as the general manager of the New York Islanders, offered the following to Oilers management: "They got to find the rats and get them off the ship because in this situation guys will start to reveal their character, guys who don't want to get hit in the corner, guys who don't...(read more)
Hockey Capital 3 hours ago
SENATORS’ EFFORT 6/10 THE GAME They say revenge is a dish best served cold, and the Senators almost served it up to the Bruins on a sheet of ice. Earlier this season, the Bruins stunned the Senators in their own building by scoring two goals in the final 1:28 and winning it in a shootout. When Milan Michalek knotted last night’s contest with just 20 seconds left, it looked like Ottawa would return the favour. It couldn’t close the deal in post-game penalty shots, however. STUD Michael...(read more)
