Hockey Night In Canada LIVE TweetCast - Oilers vs Avalanche (2/6/10)

Welcome folks. I figured before this game gets rolling, I would share some of the things I see in the cyber world. Some are intriguing and some are so far off it's laughable.

From @nhlrumor on Twitter:
1) Two trades that Oilers are talking to teams about: Note: THESE ARE NOT CONFIRMED DEALS.
2) Visnovsky to Boston for Ryder, Colbourne, 4th round pick.
3) Horcoff, 4th round pick to Florida for Olesz, Shore. Something along the lines of those two.

Smokin' Ray says: OK. First, that is not enough value for Visnovsky. He's worth more than an average player like Ryder and he is definitely worth more than a 4th round pick. Make that a 2nd round and the deal is done in my opinion. Second, NO ONE IS GOING TO TAKE HORCOFF!!! Quit dreaming.

From @EklundsSource on Twitter:
1) Also hearing Ethan Moreau and Fernando Pisani to the #Caps David Steckel may be involved. (es3)
2)Gretzky gets interviewed by the #BlueJackets for the coaching position? 4 people on the short list including Wayne. (es2)

Smokin' Ray says: None of it can be true. Can it?

GAME ON!!!

Edmonton Oilers (18-32-6) at Colorado Avalanche (31-19-6)

Daily News & Rumors (Flyers and Red Wings Make a Trade)

First off I would like to wish the Oilers luck tonight against the Avs.

** FIRST TRADE OF THE DAY**

Flyers send:

D Ole-Kristain Tollefsen

5th round pick this year

Red Wings send:

RW Ville Leino

**UPDATE**

According to Bob McKenzie of TSN the Red Wings have placed D Ole-Kristain Tollefsen on waivers.

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Stay tuned for more NHL coverage...

ROAD TRIP!!! Oilers in Denver to take on the Avs

The Oilers practiced today in Denver and the lines stayed the same as the last game against the Wild. Brule and Nilsson skated with Bucky today so it looks like they won't be in the game tomorrow night against the Avalanche. Expect Jeff Deslauriers to start in goal.

Word has it that Ladislav Smid and Steve Staios may be coming back soon. But don't expect them back too soon as Quinn seemed less than impressed with their conditioning. Mind you, they are in the Mile High city and from what I have heard, it's hard on the system being that high.

With those two close to returning, I would suspect that the Oilers won't try and claim Nick Boynton who is on re-entry waivers. I think he would be a good pickup, but the Tambo wants to subtract, not add at this point.

Don't forget that with the 2010 Olympics coming up soon, we will need to forget about the Oilers and start booing some of our beloved players. Visnovsky? BOOOOO! Grebeshkov? BOOOOO! Pronger? Boo... damn it. Yay!

I can't wait for the Olympic games to start and I fully expect Canada to win gold in both the Men's and the Ladies Ice Hockey events. GOCANADAGO!

Don't forget that the Oilers play the Avs on CBC's Hockey Night In Canada this Saturday night.

Edmonton Oilers (18-32-6) vs Colorado Avalanche (31-19-6)

Pat Quinn Speaks To The Media

Staios and Smid Update

Our Condolences To The Burke and Reedy Families

We have received some very sad news in the hockey world today. 21 year old Brendan Burke and fellow vehicle occupant, 18 year old Mark Reedy, were tragically killed in a car accident earlier today.

The vehicle that they were driving had slid sideways and struck an oncoming truck. The driver of the truck was not hurt in the accident. They did manage to get Mr. Burke to the hospital, but he later died of his injuries.

Snow and bad roads were the root cause of the accident and as far as we know, drugs and alcohol were not a factor. For more on this story and complete updates, CLICK HERE

On behalf of everyone in the Jambalaya family, we want to send our thoughts and prayers out to the Burke and Reedy families in this troubling time. God bless you folks.

-Smokin' Ray-

Daily News & Rumors

The Oilers are no longer undefeated in February, maybe they will be in March?

I was attending an OHL game last night and had no connection to the internet so I could not post the trade.

Devils send:

F Patrice Cormier
F Niclas Bergfors
D Johnny Oduya
1st round pick (this year)
2nd round pick (this year)

Thrashers send:

F Ilya Kovalchuk
D Anssi Salmela
2nd round pick (this year)

According to Darren Dreger of TSN, Sheldon Souray has submitted list of teams he would waive his NTC to go to. The teams on the list are the Ducks, Kings, Stars, Rangers, Capitals, and Flyers.

The Nashville Predators have re-signed Forward Jordan Tootoo to a 2 year deal worth $1.25 million per year.

According to John Kincade of The Fan 680, Kari Lehtonen will most likely be traded. He said the Stars and Blues seem to be leading the way.