Big Mac Looks Yummy And Hall, Khabibulin, Peckham Out Stink Each Other / A Game Recap

BEERS & JEERS GAME RECAP

Welcome to another Edmonton Oilers Beers & Jeers Game Recap.

I'll be honest and tell you that I never watched the game. I had a pre-planned (before schedule came out) poker game that I went to. I didn't do as well as I hoped. I doubled my money, but I wanted it all. lol

So for the player grades, please go the the Cult of Hockey (that's where we stole them from in the first place) as our good friend David Staples has them there. I'll provide a link.

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FINAL SCORE

EDMONTON OILERS - 1

CALGARY FLAMES - 5

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TONIGHT'S STARTING LINES

Hall-Horcoff-Eberle
Paajarvi-Gagner-Hemsky
Jones-O'Marra-Reddox
Big Mac-Vande Velde-Stortini

Whitney-Gilbert
Smid-Foster
Peckham-Vandermeer

Khabibulin
Dubnyk

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VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

LINK

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BEERS & JEERS PLAYER GRADES

The Cult of Hockey Grading System:
10 perfect game,  9 extraordinary,  8 great,  7 good,  6 above average,
5 average,  4 below average,  3 poor,  2 terrible,  1 deserves to be in minors.


PLEASE GO HERE TO READ THE PLAYER GRADES FOR THIS GAME

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EDMONTONOILERS.com RECAP

EVENT SUMMARY

GAME SUMMARY

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BAD TIMING PENALTY (what is a Bad Timing Penalty?)

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POST GAME VIDEO

LINK

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CLICK HERE TO VIEW TWEETCAST

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Cult Of Hockey - Edmonton Journal

-Written by Smokin' Ray-

Oilers vs Flames LIVE TweetCast

Welcome to another fine TweetCast from OilersJambalaya.com and OilFieldHockey.com

GAME PREVIEW from Church of Eberle

Hall-Horcoff-Eberle
Paajarvi-Gagner-Hemsky (I'm not sure which of these 2 lines are line 1)
Jones-O'Marra-Reddox
Big Mac-Vande Velde-Stortini

Whitney-Gilbert
Smid-Foster
Peckham-Vandermeer

Khabibulin(He gets the whole game)
Dubnyk

Stockton Thunder, Why?

I wanted to introduce myself to the Oilers Jambalaya readers so they could get a feel of where I'm coming from when I write about the Stockton Thunder. I still feel like a "newbie" fan. I got hooked on hockey a few years ago after watching Dallas Stars goalie Marty Turco in net on television (during a free preview of Center Ice) and have been obsessed with the sport, and goalies, ever since. And because of my obsession, my boyfriend and some friends eventually took me to the Stockton Arena to see my first live hockey game.

If I remember correctly, the Idaho Steelheads were in town to play the Stockton Thunder. My friends and I sat in the upper level seats, right behind the goal where the Thunder shoots twice. The speed of the skaters, bodies smashing against glass, puck ricocheting around the rink, and the applause from the crowd was and still is intoxicating.

I attended a few more games after that and eventually became a season ticketholder. I've been a season ticketholder for three years and have been lucky to see some amazing talent on the ice. NHL and AHL games are exciting to watch live, but there's something different about ECHL games that I absolutely love.

It's hard to pinpoint exactly what that is. These minor league teams are operating on tight budgets. There are players from all walks of life-fresh out of college, veterans that were drafted by an NHL team but never got to play in the big show, guys that were sent down from an AHL team for more training/experience, etc. These guys aren't making big bucks in the ECHL, but they play grittier and they play hard and for the love of the game-only a small percentage of people make it into the NHL and these guys are aware of that.

What I find really special about the Stockton Thunder is that despite the economy and the newness of the sport in this region (even with the San Jose Sharks nearby), this team gets a large, rowdy crowd night after night. Players love it here, and I hear great compliments about the arena and city from even the opponents' fans.

I hope I can do the Thunder some justice by being able to share information with the readers. Check back soon for more about Coach Thomas' new (and evolving) 2010-2011 Stockton Thunder.

Thanks for reading!

--Lyndall

Souray to Oklahoma City? What the.....?

Today Oilers GM Steve Tambellini went on Inside Sports with Dan Tencer to talk about many of things, one was what does Steve Tambellini plan to do with Sheldon Souray after he clears waivers? Tambellini hinted that minors could be an option as he continues to wait for a trade that will send Souray else where in the league. Does this mean that he will be assigned to Oklahoma City? Tambellini said "We want to see if we can make a trade happen. If not, we'll have to assign him to the minors." There is no specific mention of Oklahoma City, but one would imagine that the organization doesn't want Souray taking playing time from their young prospects such as, Jeff Petry, Alex Plante, Taylor Chorney, Theo Peckham and Johan Motin. Not to mention that players like Petiot, Belle will probably still be sent to the minors.

Where does this leave the Oilers? Do they do what Washington recently did and "loan" Souray to another American Hockey League team to get the playing time needed to facilitate a trade? Or do they assign Souray to Oklahoma, tell him not to report and just pay him for this season and facilitate a buyout next off season? Souray of course could be assigned to Oklahoma, choose to not report and forfeit $9 million? Only time will tell what becomes of the man that once said he would not pull a Pronger and demand a trade.

-Written by Brandon-

Oklahoma CIty Barons LIVE TweetCast of Blue vs White

Welcome to this special, LIVE TweetCast of the Oklahoma City Barons, White vs Blue training camp game. We follow Scott and Eric as the head down to the Cox Convention Center to watch the future Oilers/OKC Barons get ready for a great hockey season. Should be a good time.

GO BARONS!!!