I always love this time of year because of the anticipation of what kind of year it’s going to be for the Edmonton Oilers.
Since the minute their season ended I’ve been dreaming about trades, free-agent signings, draft picks, starting goaltenders and line combinations. There are so many unknowns to the lineup and right now, the hype in my head has all of those unknowns turning out as best-case scenarios.
It’s like waiting for the new EAsports NHL game to come out each year. You want to see what new changes they’ve made, how much your favourite players have increased in their ratings and it’s an early way to see what other people (those who come up with the ratings for instance) think about your team. I always think that I can win the cup with the Oilers and their opening day lineups.
I also love this time of year because this is the only time where I expect to see the entire A-squad out for the Oilers. Usually (not this year) all of the players on the roster are healthy and have had an entire off-season (longer than 16 other teams) to recover and regroup from last season.
It’s time for another 15 Minutes of Fame video for your enjoyment.
This week, the boys talk about the rash of concussions NHL players seem to be playing with. Is it an issue with the players? With management? With NHL team’s medical staff?
They then talk about all of the players begging out of the NHL All-Star game next week. Then they talk about the NHL scandal of the week – LA Kings GM Dean Lombardi coming out against NHL VP Mike Murphy and getting fined for it. They finish the first stage of the video with more rumours about Lance Armstrong’s doping.
In this week’s GABBYs, first the good: The NHL Sabre’s Nathan Gerbe scores two goals in five seconds. Vernon Wells is dealt to the LA Angels and Saku Koivu makes his return to Montreal.
On the bad side, the woes of the Ottawa Senators, The National Lacrosse League’s Boston Blazers’s lap dance half-time show and yet another scandal involving Brett Favre.
In Quick Hits: Peter Forsberg practices with the Colorado Avalanche, Evgeni Nabakov won’t report to the New York Islanders and Jim and I are hosting a sports hot stove.
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Mario Lemieux at the 2010 Winter Classic Alumni Game (Bloomberg)
Remember when the 2003 Heritage Classic in Edmonton drew 57,ooo people (including yours truly) to watch the Edmonton Oilers play the Montreal Canadiens? It was the first ever regular-season National Hockey League game played outdoors.
It was such a magical event that it drew the likes of Guy Lafleur, Wayne Gretzky and a still-active Mark Messier to an alumni game played a few hours before the regular-season game.
The whole event was broadcast on Hockey Night in Canada – Don Cherry even showed up wearing a cowboy hat. There was fanfare, fun and the feeling that just maybe, the alumni game was a little bit more exciting than the regular-season game. (more…)
In which our heroes talk about the Edmonton Oilers and what the team can do to turn around the year.
They talk a little NFL and texting apologies to your coach. What’s up with that?
In a section Kerrzy calls “The Hoop and the Harm” on his website, he asks Geoff if he were playing a game of pickup ball against President Barack Obama, would Geoff take the hard foul on the Commander in Chief?
There is a new section they call the GABBY’s – tune in to see how you can become part of the show!
In Quick Hits: Scottish soccer refs cry foul and then strike, and which is worse – Terrell Owens or Ovechkin and Kovalchuk.
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This week, Jim and Geoffrey talk about the new NHL format for their All-star game – and then proceed to appoint themselves team captains and pick a mini all-star team of their own.
They then discuss the Edmonton Eskimos and their recent firing of head coach and defensive co-ordinator, Richie Hall.
The Edmonton Oilers and their completely disastrous road trip is a topic of discussion, along with what the Oilers can do to get themselves out of their slump.
In Quick Hits: World Cup speed skating and Chinese soccer players. What more can you ask for?
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It’s Monday morning and that means a new 15 Minutes of Fame video from Jim and Geoffrey.
In this week’s episode, our heroes discuss the Edmonton Eskimos and their loss in the final week of the CFL’s regular season.
They also discuss the Edmonton Oilers and what positives and negatives can be taken from this young season. The Taylor Hall jersey number controversy is also up for debate.
Some discussion of the MLB World Series champion San Francisco Giants is had and in Quick Hits this week, some CFL and NHL issues are debated.
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It’s Monday and that means a new 15 minutes of fame video – this week in spooky Hallowe’en-vision!
This week our heroes (or villains, I suppose) discuss the Edmonton Eskimos and BC Lions wins this week and the CFL playoff implications that come from that.
They also discuss the Edmonton Oilers and their ups and downs so far this year as well as Taylor Hall’s first NHL goal.
They round out the long segment with commentary on the debut of the Miami Heat’s Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade and Lebron James in the National Basketball Association.
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It’s Monday, and that means a new episode of 15 Minutes of Fame.
This week, our heroes discuss the Edmonton Eskimos and their big win over the BC Lions and what this means for their still-alive playoff hopes.
They also discuss Gilbert Arenas of the NBA’s Washington Wizards and his fake-injury-turning-into-a-real-injury saga.
The Oilers are also on tap this week as usual – will the backup goaltenders ever play? Find out.
Lastly, watch Jim well up with tears as we say a fond farewell to the Commonwealth Games in Dehli, India.
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In a recent interview for this quarter’s Prospect Magazine, I had a chance to interview Monique Sullivan, a cyclist and newly minted medal winner at the Commonwealth Games in Dehli, India. This week Sullivan earned a bronze medal in the women’s team sprint event and I figured this is as good a time as any to celebrate that by posting the video of our interview.
Read the Montreal Gazette article and then watch the interview, then go pick up the most recent issue of Prospect Magazine and read the profile on Sullivan inside.
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Since the minute their season ended I’ve been dreaming about trades, free-agent signings, draft picks, starting goaltenders and line combinations. There are so many unknowns to the lineup and right now, the hype in my head has all of those unknowns turning out as best-case scenarios.
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