Sporkless made me post this. He’s tough but fair: While I’m at it, check out this flukey play: To recap: Roloson tried to play it off the glass and apparently forgot about the whole “angle of reflection” dealie from physics class. In the ensuing panic, a Canuck throws the puck into the slot, where it [...]

Remember the last Oilers game, where they won in overtime despite being outshot 43-17? Tonight they lost 2-0 despite outshooting the Panthers 41-16. What was it that Iggy and Sporko’s brother said about Lady Luck? Yeah, what he said. Unrelated video:

Until I moved out west, I never realized how generally crappy Hockey Night in Canada’s coverage of the Western Conference was. If the Cup finals in ’06 hadn’t proven it beyond all doubt, tonight’s gaffe may have surprised me more. Sharks/Oilers tonight, the first goal was scored by some guy I’ve never heard of named [...]

This is Rob Schremp: He’s just been called up to the Oilers, but for a player who’s only had a cup of coffee in the NHL so far (3 games), he has more nicknames than just about anyone else I can think of: Robimus Prime, The Hockey Jesus, Popcorn (Schremp), (Schremp) Toast, Captain America, Captain [...]

A local architect has thrown some gasoline on the stadium debate with this proposed design and location: The architect owns the land on which the proposed design is situated — a bunch of crappy parking lots in a seedy part of downtown — so it’s unlikely to gain much traction. However, it’s one of the [...]

The local fishwrappers are apoplectic today over the Oilers’ 4-3 loss to the Red Wings last night. The team lacks heart, no competitive drive, too soft (and this comment coming after a loss to the butter-soft Wings), they’re “slow-learners”, etc. ad nauseum. And they’re not wrong, precisely. The first two periods were an abomination. I [...]