News and Blog Report: 20/2/13

[BlueBelle]

Kings Clip Oilers
http://oilers.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2012020233&navid=DL|EDM|home

Under the Scope
http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=656488&navid=DL|EDM|home

Kings get even with Oilers, steal two points
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/spor...n+with+Oilers+steal+points/7987911/story.html

Oilers’ inexperience their downfall
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2013/02/...by-more-experienced-tougher-los-angeles-kings

Late go-ahead goal propels Los Angeles Kings to win over Edmonton Oilers
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2013/02/...los-angeles-kings-to-win-over-edmonton-oilers

Edmonton Oilers forward Teemu Hartikainen showing no ill effect from Colorado Avalanche check
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2013/02/...g-no-ill-effect-from-colorado-avalanche-check

MacKinnon: Oilers learning on the fly, entertaining, but not yet a playoff team
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/spor...+entertaining+playoff+team/7987744/story.html

Playoffs good time for midget AAA players to crank it up a notch
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/spor...midget+players+crank+notch/7987711/story.html

Barons re-sign Deck
http://blog.newsok.com/beat-baldwin/2013/02/19/barons-re-sign-deck/

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[BlueBelle]

Not crowning the Kings: Edmonton Oilers still trying – and failing – to link victories togetherfrom Edmonton Journal » Sports by John MacKinnon
http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/20...rying-and-failing-to-link-victories-together/

Oilers player grades — Another hard lesson learned (?) as Oil leak goals, game in last minutefrom Edmonton Journal » Cult of Hockey by Bruce McCurdy
http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/20...earned-as-oil-leak-goals-game-in-last-minute/

Nail Yakupov sliding down the depth chart, but remains on Kings’ radar as Cup champs return to Rexallfrom Edmonton Journal » Cult of Hockey by Bruce McCurdy
http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/20...s-radar-as-defending-champs-return-to-rexall/

Are Theo Peckham and Colten Teubert too slow to make NHL impact?from Edmonton Journal » Cult of Hockey by David Staples
http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/20...d-colten-teubert-too-slow-to-make-nhl-impact/

What is wrong with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on the power play?from Edmonton Journal » Cult of Hockey by David Staples
http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/20...g-with-ryan-nugent-hopkins-on-the-power-play/

Sometimes stats don’t lie if you’re an Edmonton Oiler playerfrom Edmonton Journal » Oil Spills by Jim Matheson
http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/20...s-dont-lie-if-youre-an-edmonton-oiler-player/

Los Angeles Kings more worried about their slide than Nail Yakupov’s slidefrom Edmonton Journal » Oil Spills by Jim Matheson
http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/20...d-about-their-slide-than-nail-yakupovs-slide/

Suspension coming for broken jaw in QMJHL
http://thepipelineshow.blogspot.com/2013/02/suspension-coming-for-broken-jaw-in.html

Oilers - Kings Post-Game: KHABIBULIN!from The Copper & Blue: Posts For Distribution by Benjamin Massey
http://www.coppernblue.com/2013/2/20/4007860/oilers-kings-post-game-khabibulin

Toni Rajala - #21 In the Top 25 Under 25from The Copper & Blue: Posts For Distribution by dawgbone98
http://www.coppernblue.com/2013/2/19/4000114/toni-rajala-21-in-the-top-25-under-25

ABOUT THAT FAST START . . .from OilersNation by Robin Brownlee
http://oilersnation.com/2013/2/20/about-that-fast-start

SOUND AND VISIONfrom OilersNation by Lowetide
http://oilersnation.com/2013/2/19/sound-and-vision

Expectations... Volume 2!from OilersNation by Jason Strudwick
http://oilersnation.com/2013/2/19/expectations-volume-2

Oilers SET to TAKE OFF?
http://www.oilersjambalaya.com/2013/02/oilers-set-to-take-off.html

What Fuels Oilers Optimism These Days?
http://oilonwhyte.com/2013/02/19/what-fuels-oilers-optimism-these-days/

Oilers Hall has outclassed Bruins Seguin, in Taylor vs Tyler debate
http://www.ourhometown.ca/edmonton/sports/RS0572.php

Other letters that NHL teams have recently sent to their fans
http://www.downgoesbrown.com/2013/02/nhl-fan-letters.html

Grantland: Seven shades of dirty hockey
http://www.downgoesbrown.com/2013/02/grantland-seven-shades-of-dirty-hockey.html

 

[nanaimo oil]

thanks for fixing the links to the sun articles....whatever you did worked and I can now read the whole article...thanks

 

[40oz]

I watched TSN last night and didn't think anything out of the normal happened, until I read this on twitter this morning. Pretty embarrassing (though not surprising) that stuff like this still happens. Especially since both those guys IMO are really good, Nabil in particular.

http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/eh-game/gurdeep-ahluwalia-nabil-karim-hosted-sportscentre-backlash-appalling-134034332.html

 

[0ilerman]

I watched TSN last night and didn't think anything out of the normal happened, until I read this on twitter this morning. Pretty embarrassing (though not surprising) that stuff like this still happens. Especially since both those guys IMO are really good, Nabil in particular.

http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/eh-game/gurdeep-ahluwalia-nabil-karim-hosted-sportscentre-backlash-appalling-134034332.html

Sad reality we live in unfortunately. Both guys know their stuff, and I'm sure have proven it on many levels to get to that position.