whizkid99

Spruce Grove, AB • Canada •

A Growing Concern In The NHL

With GM meetings underway in Florida this week, the main concern around the league right now is headshots and the growing rate of concussions. My personal opinion on this hot topic is the league should have a no tolerance policy and the player should be handed a heavy fine plus a minimum of 7 game suspension. Along with the player being punishied I believe the team should also get fined. If the le... Read More »

Bumpy Road For Young Oilers

The growing pains continue here in Edmonton, I do not think many people are complaining because this should be expected with a team that has lots of youth and another number one pick on the way. The Oilers just wrapped up a five game road trip yesterday afternoon in Pittsburgh, within those five games they walked away with one point. Disappointed, not one bit because I think most of us know with t... Read More »

Petry Perfect In Oil Country

The past few weeks I have been watching the Oilers very closely. Even though they have been losing of late, they are not playing bad overall the team seems to be gaining more confidence as the season progresses. A few forwards that have impressed me of late, Linus Omark who more and more every game seems to look more comfortable especially with fellow country men Magnus Paajarvi, and forward Dusti... Read More »

Time For Tambellini To Throw In The Towel on Stortini?

I am a die hard Oiler fan, and hate to knock my team, but after Zack Stortini decided to "dance" with Dallas Star grinder Krys Barch you would think it would be a quick wrestling match and the game would continue. Well not exactly Barch gave Stortini a few good shots and the tied each other up for a bit then Barch fed him his lunch. The tipping point for me was Zack Stortini didnt even fight back,... Read More »

Nabokov Says No To An Island

Well let the Nabokov saga continue! After coming back from the KHL and appearing to sign with the Detroit Red Wings all was fine, until he went on re-entry waviers and was claimed by one of the NHL's worst teams the New York Islanders. In the eyes of the Islanders they thought they could finally put their goaltending troubles to rest and have a solid number one in Nabokov. This was not the case af... Read More »