We’ve all seen or heard about Nail Yakupov’s goal celebration by now. Unless you have been living a very sheltered life, take a look: Nail Yakupov’s Goal Celebration Yesterday on my daily internet crawl I came across a friend’s tweet that called Yakupov classless. Curious, I asked why. I thought I missed something like a …
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5 Teams Who Missed Playoffs in ’12 Who Might Make it in ’13
Finally the hockey season is just about here! Here’s an alphabetical list of five teams who missed the playoffs in 2011-12 that could make it in this abbreviated 2013 season. Carolina Hurricanes A team that, on paper, should contend for a playoff spot every year. But they haven’t made the playoffs since 2009. They have …
2012-13 Season Preview: Edmonton Oilers
Review Of 2011-2012: 32-40-10, 14th in the Western Conference Additions via free agency: Justin Schultz, Dane Byers Additions via trade: None Subtractions: Cam Barker OFFENSE: The Oilers young group of forwards, led by Taylor Hall, Jordan Eberle and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is among the league’s most dynamic and exciting, and it will be joined by 2012 first overall pick Nail …
What if: Gretzky was a Jet
Back in the final season of the World Hockey Association, 17 year old prodigy Wayne Gretzky joined the Indianapolis Racers. Eight games into the season, Racers owner Nelson Skalbania wasn’t seeing the results he needed in his wallet and decided to sell Gretzky (along with two players) for $850,000. Skalbania told Gretzky he would be …
Options for the Oilers
Ever since the Edmonton Oilers won the draft lottery on April 10th, fans and experts alike have been wondering what the Oilers will do with the pick. They’ve selected first overall in the two previous drafts, picking up Taylor Hall and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. With those two picks and other first round selections, such as Jordan …