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Saturday, April 20th, 2013
It looks more and more like the Edmonton Oilers will not make the postseason in 2013. However, there is a still a mathematical chance after their impressive 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night.
The Oilers played a complete hockey game Friday night at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Jordan Eberle scored one goal and two assists, while Justin Schultz and Magnus Paajarvi had multi-point games.
The Oilers are now eight points back of the Columbus Blue Jackets with five games to go in the season. The next game on their schedule will be Sunday night against the Anaheim Ducks (Sportsnet, 6:00 p.m.). It is basically simple. Their remaining five games, of which four are at home, are mandatory for the Oilers to win.
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Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
Marian Gaborik (Wikimedia Commons)
So far there have been 15 NHL trades on trade deadline day, but none more were bigger than the trade between the Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Rangers.
On Wednesday, the Jackets acquired Marian Gaborik from the Rangers for forwards Derek Dorsett (an enforcer with offensive upside who is hurt right now but might be ready in time for the playoffs), Derrick Brassard, defenceman John Moore and a sixth round pick.
This trade is interesting primarily because the Blue Jackets and Rangers made a blockbuster deal that involved Rick Nash in the summer of 2012.
In other moves, the Penguins acquired shootout specialist Jussi Jokinen from the Carolina Hurricanes, the San Jose Sharks reacquired defenceman Scott Hannan from the Nashville Predators and Raffi Torres from the Phoenix Coyotes, the Minnesota Wild acquired Jason Pominville from the Mnnesota Wild, the Phoenix Coyotes also sent forward Steve Sullivan to the New Jersey Devils and Matthew Lombardi to the Anaheim Ducks, the St. Louis Blues sent Wade Redden to the Boston Bruins, and the Colorado Avalanche sent Ryan O’Byrne to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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Tags: anaheim ducks, ben bishop, boston bruins, columbus blue jackets, cory conacher, derek dorsett, derrick brassard, filip forsberg, jason pominville, john moore, jussi jokinen, marion gaborik, martin erat, matthew lombardi, michael leighton, minnesota wild, nashville predators, new jersey devils, new york rangers, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, raffi torres, rick nash, ryan o'byrne, San Jose Sharks, scott hannan, steve mason, steve sullivan, tampa bay lightning, toronto maple leafs, Wade Redden, washington capitals
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Saturday, March 16th, 2013
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir (David Carmichael, Wikimedia Commons)
The 2013 World Figure Skating Championships wrap up in London, Ontario today with the ice dance competition (CBC, 2:00 p.m.) an the ladies’ long program (www.cbcsports.ca, 8:00 p.m.).
Canada has a very good shot at two more medals Saturday. Olympic champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of London, Ontario are in second place in the ice dance, while Sherwood Park resident Kaetlyn Osmond is in fourth place after the women’s short program.
If you watched the championship on Friday, you would know that the quality of skating has been poor for a World Figure Skating Championship.
Patrick Chan of Ottawa was completely dreadful last night in winning the men’s competition, but came away with the gold medal. After a great start where he executed the quad, he fell on two triples, double footed another jump and seemed exhausted in the latter half of his performance. At the end of the day, Chan defended his world title.
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Wednesday, July 4th, 2012
Zach Parise (Ruby Swoon, Wikimedia Commons)
The two most coveted players during 2012 NHL free agency will be playing together this up coming season.
On Wednesday it was announced the Minnesota Wild had signed both Zach Parise from the New Jersey Devils and Ryan Suter of the Nashville Predators to 13 year contracts worth $98 million.
Parise and Suter apparently became good friends when they helped lead the United States to an Olympic Silver medal (behind Canada) at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.
Parise had a rebound season in 2011-12 recording 31 goals and 38 assists in 82 games. He also had 15 postseason points in leading the Devils to the Stanley Cup Finals. In 2010-11, Parise missed 69 games due to a knee injury.
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Tags: 2010 olympic winter games, minnesota wild, nashville predators, new jersey devils, ryan suter, zach parise
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Monday, July 2nd, 2012
Olli Jokinen (Wikimedia Commons)
The Calgary Flames have lost their leader in assists from last season.
On Monday it was confirmed that the Winnipeg Jets had signed Olli Jokinen to a two year deal worth nine million.
Jokinen had 38 assists for the Flames last season to lead the team and was also second in points (61) and third in goals (23).
The Flames on Monday simply decided to spend their money on Jiri Hudler rather than Olli Jokinen.
Jokinen maybe six years older than Hudler, but Jokinen has proven he is a more complete player. I know Jokinen had only 11 more points, but he also had a whopping 96 more shots on goal.
The Jets love Finnish talent and Jokinen will give Winnipeg hockey fans a glimpse of the past when they had the great Teemu Selanne.
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Tags: adam pardy, alexei ponikarovsky, buffalo sabres, calgary flames, dallas stars, derek roy, jiri hudler, martin brodeur, mike ribiero, new jersey devils, olli jokinen, steve ott, teemu selanne, washington capitals, winnipeg jets
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Tuesday, June 26th, 2012
Adam Oates, one of the most underrated players in the history of the National Hockey League has been named the head coach of the Washington Capitals and inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame today as well.
Oates, five-time NHL all-star, had 341 goals and 1079 assists and 1420 points with the Detroit Red Wings, Saint Louis Blues, Boston Bruins, Washington Capitals, Philadelphia Flyers, Anaheim Ducks and Edmonton Oilers from 1985-2004. Oates’ lone year playing in Edmonton came in 2003-04, when he finished his NHL career, scoring two goals and 16 assists in 60 games.
Oates joins Joe Sakic of the Colorado Avalanche, Mats Sundin of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pavel Bure of the Vancouver Canucks.
Since his retirement, Oates was an assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Lightning for one year and the New Jersey Devils for two seasons.
The Capitals had a vacancy at their head coaching position when Dale Hunter decided to return to the London Knights.
Tags: adam oates, anaheim ducks, boston bruins, colorado avalanche, dale hunter, detroit red wings, Edmonton Oilers, Joe Sakic, london knights, mats sundin, new jersey devils, pavel bure, saint louis blues, tampa bay lightning, toronto maple leafs, Vancouver Canucks, washington capitals
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Sunday, June 10th, 2012
Martin Brodeur (James Teterenko, Wikimedia Commons)
The New Jersey Devils have forced game six in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Saturday night in New Jersey, the Devils defeated the Los Angeles Kings 2-1, but still trail the Stanley Cup Finals 3-2.
Martin Brodeur made 25 saves, while Bryce Salvador and Zach Parise both scored on Kings’ netminder Jonathan Quick.
Parise opened the scoring for the Devils on the power play after Quick waltzed out of his net inappropriately to play the puck. It was the Devils’ first power play goal of the series.
After Justin Williams tied the game for Los Angeles, the Devils got a game winning goal by Salvador from the point, but the replay still looks like David Clarkson tipped the puck in. Either way, Clarkson did a solid job in getting in the way of Quick’s line of sight.
Either way, the Kings are the team with the pressure right now, even though they are one win away from winning their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. Game six is Monday night back in Los Angeles.
Tags: bryce salvador, david clarkson, justin williams, los angeles kings, martin brodeur, new jersey devils, zach parise
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Friday, June 8th, 2012
Drew Doughty (Wikimedia Commons)
The Los Angeles Kings are one win away from capturing their very first Stanley Cup. On Saturday night the Kings will play the New Jersey Devils (CBC, 6pm) leading the Finals 3-1.
The Devils meanwhile are taking a game-by-game approach according to all-star goaltender Martin Brodeur. In game four, the Devils had a solid third period and stayed alive with a 3-1 win. For the Devils to make the Stanley Cup Finals interesting, they will need a solid performance from Ilya Kovalchuk, who only has one goal in four games so far, and that one went into an empty net.
The Kings are getting great production from Drew Doughty, who leads all blueliners with 14 playof points.
One player though nobody is talking about is New Jersey’s defenceman Bryce Salvador who has 13 points. Just how unexpected has Salvador’s point production been? Well his NHL regular season career high came in 2009 when he had 16 points in 76 games!
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Tags: arjen robben, atlanta braves, beezie madden, bob bryan, boston celtics, bryce salvador, cristiano ronaldo, daniel nestor, daniele de rossi, david silva, drew doughty, eric lamaze, fernndo torres, french open, ian millar, ilya kovalchuk, inbee park, jason heyward, john mcenroe, LeBron James, los angeles kings, lpga championship, maria sharapov, martin brodeur, max mirnyi, Miami Heat, mika miyazato, mike bryan, new jersey devils, nicklas bendtner, novak djokovic, paula creamer, RAFAEL NADAL, rajon rondo, rich fellers, robbie keane, sandra gal, sara errani, se ri pak, spruce meadows, stanley cup finals, toronto blue jays, wesley sneijder
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Wednesday, June 6th, 2012
There aren’t many times when the Edmonton Oilers get to celebrate these days. Wednesday night was one of them.
When the New Jersey Devils defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Tuesday, it preserved an Oiler record that is very significant not only to the entire Oiler franchise, but the National Hockey League as a whole.
With Los Angeles’ 3-1 loss Wednesday, it was their third loss of the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs. They were unable to tie the remarkable Edmonton Oiler record for the fewest losses in one Stanley Cup Playoffs with two. The 1988 Edmonton Oilers remain the greatest team ever to play in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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Tags: adam henrique, drew doughty, Edmonton Oilers, ilya kovalchuk, los angeles kings, martin brodeur, new jersey devils, patrik elias
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Tuesday, June 5th, 2012
The Los Angeles Kings are one victory away from tying the Edmonton Oilers for the fewest losses in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with two.
Monday night in Los Angeles, Jonathan Quick continued his stingy goaltending as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the New Jersey Devils 4-0 to take a 3-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Quick now has a goals against average of 1.36 and a save percentage of .950 in 17 playoff appearances.
The Kings have only lost two playoff games. They lost game four against Vancouver 3-1 in the Western Conference Quarterfinal and 2-0 to Phoenix in game four of the Western Conference Final.
The Oilers meanwhile only lost two games in the 1988 Stanley Cup Finals. They lost 6-4 to Winnipeg in game three of the Smythe Division Semi-Finals and 5-2 to Detroit in game three of the Campbell Conference Finals.
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Tags: brian leetch, Edmonton Oilers, jonathan quick, los angeles kings, new jersey devils, tim thomas
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Sunday, June 3rd, 2012
The Los Angeles Kings are leading the Stanley Cup Finals 2-0. Last night in New Jersey, Jeff Carter scored in overtime to give the Kings a 2-1 victory.
The game was extremely similar to game one. Same score. Same sequence of goals being scored with Los Angeles opening the scoring, New Jersey tying the game up before the Kings winning in overtime.
The Kings remarkable run on the road in the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs continue. They have now gone 10-0 away from Los Angeles and are a solid 14-2 in the playoffs to date. Game three of the series is Monday back in Los Angeles.
If game two put you to sleep, I don’t blame you. There wasn’t much action on both sides. But understand something. The Devils and Kings got here by playing this way, (very disciplined, dump and chase action, and low risks), so why should we have expected anything different?
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Tags: 2012 stanley cup playoffs, jeff carter, los angeles kings, new jersey devils
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Saturday, June 2nd, 2012
Dylan Armstrong (Wilson Wong, Wikimedia Commons)
This weekend is a big tuneup for Canadian Olympic medal hopeful Dylan Armstrong of Kamloops, British Columbia. The reigning Diamond League Champion is set to compete in the 2012 Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon (Saturday, NBC, 1pm) , a major track and field event in Armstrong’s preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Armstrong will also be competing this weekend against a very deep field–reigning Olympic Gold medallist Tomasz Majewski of Poland, and Americans Ryan Whiting (World Indoor Champion), Christian Cantwell (2009 World Champion) and Reese Hoffa (2007 World Champion). Hoffa has the seasonal best throw of 21.73m.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching this weekend:
Saturday–ATP–French Open Tennis– Men’s Third Round–(13) Juan Monaco–ARG vs. (19) Milos Raonic–CAN–9am–TSN–For the first time in his career, Canadian Milos Raonic has advanced past the first round of the French Open. In his win Thursday, Raonic defeated American Jesse Levine 6-4, 7-5, 6-2. Levine, a native of Ottawa, has publicly stated he considers himself 100% American, making him a present day Greg Rusedski (represented Great Britain despite being born in Montreal), as a player that turned away completely from his Canadian roots. Monaco will be the slight favourite due to his experience on the clay. He has been on the ATP Tour now since 2004 and the clay is his best surface.
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Tags: boston celtics, christian cantwell, dario franchitti, dylan armstrong, french open, james hinchcliffe, jonathan quick, juan martin del potro, juan monaco, kevin garnett, los angeles kings, martin brodeur, Miami Heat, milos raonic, new jersey devils, novak djokovic, prefontaine classic, rajon rondo, resse hoffa, ROGER FEDERER, ryan whiting, tomas berdych, tomasz majewski, will power
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Thursday, May 31st, 2012
Anze Kopitar (Nichole Glaze, Wikimedia Commons)
The Los Angeles Kings are only three wins away from their very first Stanley Cup in franchise history.
Wednesday night in New Jersey, Anze Kopitar scored on a breakaway in overtime as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the New Jersey Devils 2-1 to take a 1-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Kopitar was able to easily skate into the Devils zone when there was a Devils defensive breakdown. Dainius Zubrus and Bryce Salvador both went after Kings’ forward Justin Williams, allowing Kopitar to be wide open.
It is interesting because of the timing. The error probably would not have happened when the Devils were so defensively sound a few years ago with Scott Niedermayer and Scott Stevens at the forefront of the Devils blueline.
With the win, the Kings are a perfect 9-0 in the playoffs. Former Oiler Colin Fraser, who was traded for Ryan Smyth in the offseason, opened the scoring with his first career playoff goal.
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Tags: anze kopitar, colin fraser, los angeles kings, new jersey devils, scott niedermayer, scott stevens
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Wednesday, May 30th, 2012
Tony Parker (Wikimedia Commons)
In watching the Stanley Cup and NBA Playoffs so far, one thing has become perfectly obvious. The New Jersey Devils and San Antonio Spurs are winning through a solid offense, and not just by their exceptional defense, something that they have been known for the last fifteen years.
Last night in Texas, the Spurs took a commanding 2-0 lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Final, but won despite the fact they gave up a gawdy 111 points. Tony Parker scored 34 points and was a +15, while Emmanuel Ginoibli scored 30 points in a 120-111 victory.
Parker is averaging 20.5 points in thee postseason, while veteran Tim Duncan is averaging 16.8 points per game.
Meanwhile, the Devils have scored 51 postseason goals and have received points from 21 different players. Ilya Kovalchuk leads the team with 18 points, while Kovalchuk, Zach Parise, and Travis Zajac each have scored seven goals.
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Tags: emmanuel ginobili, ilya kovalchuk, jonathan quick, los angeles kings, new jersey devils, oklahoma city thunder, san antonio spurs, tim duncan, tony parker, travis zajac, zach parise
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It looks more and more like the Edmonton Oilers will not make the postseason in 2013. However, there is a still a mathematical chance after their impressive 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night.
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