THE RYAN GAME
Lowetide
February 16 2013 10:00AM
For the Edmonton Oilers, Ryan Smyth and Ryan Whitney need to be a big part of this year's team. Their combined salaries ($6.25M) tell us these two players need to be in the heart of the order and to deliver. So far this season, the results have been disappointing, and coach Krueger responded with the most powerful weapon in his arsenal: cutting off playing time. Today, we see the impact.
NATION PROFILE: JEFF BEUKEBOOM
Lowetide
February 15 2013 07:07AM
At 6.05, 230 Jeff Beukeboom was a giant of a man who had no trouble winning battles, clearing the front of the net and disposing of the garbage scorers. He could also pass the puck and play defense, and enjoyed a quality NHL career.
STRAIGHT SHOOTER
Lowetide
February 14 2013 08:46PM
Phil Cornet's shooting percentage refuses to cooperate. He keeps scoring goals at an exceptional rate in the AHL. At what point do we take this from "unsustainable" and "luck" to something resembling "skill"?
PELSS
Lowetide
February 13 2013 10:24PM
Do the Edmonton Oilers have something in Kristian Pelss? Will he score enough to have a pro career? Can he make the NHL?
TANGLED UP IN BLUE
Lowetide
February 11 2013 05:25PM
"Your key guys are your defensemen. If you take care of defense and center ice, your team is strong. Everybody goes and covers down low, so what all the good teams do is have are good, mobile defensemen who know how to play the point."
-Scotty Bowman, Behind the Moves.
