OMG OMG OMG OMG


The Islanders have signed Ted Nolan to be their new head coach.
I LOVE THIS MAN!!!!!
He was head coach for the Sabres back in the days before Lindy Ruff. Was the only Native American in the NHL at the time.He was VERY revered here by everyone but was forced out by the general manager who wouldn't let him coach, even though he was NHL coach of the year.
An Objibway from near Sault Ste Marie, Ont., he's done a lot for the First Nation in Canada.

Not only that but he's going to be working with my all time favorite Pat LaFontaine.
It'll take a while but we'll be able to watch them build the team from scratch!!!!
Good times!!! Two teams to love.
[Edited 6/8/06 19:38pm]

rhomea said:

cool

shellyevon said:

good to see him getting back in the NHL... there was a feature on him recently because the junior team he was with was sooo hot. there was some speculation that the success there would hopefully translate into another crack in the big leagues

emm said:

There was almost a mutiny here when they let him go. HUGE protests
in the streets, boycotting the games for a while, we hated to let him go.
Darcy Regier and Dom Hasek wanted him out.... and that was that. Lindy Ruff had a rough start here...no fault of his own, Teddy was in all the other player"s hearts.

Ted gets to work with LalalalalalalalalaFontaine again! Can't wait.
I was at the game this year when the Sabres retired Pat's number.What a night that was. .

Really nice game. Oilers won 2-1. They're staying alive!!!!

shellyevon said:

Frigging rights!!!!

Go Oilers Go!!! Go Oilers Go!!! Saturday, June 10, 2006!!!

luv4u said:

go OILERS !!

bloody heck!! i was just going to post about what a beautiful play the oilers made to score here in the fourth game of the final series...


and then the hurricanes scored a mere 29 seconds later


so now we are tied again...
go oilers!! fight your little hearts out!!

methinks it's over emm

jerseykrs said:

but... but...



now jers... you know that it's not over till it's over

i have been a little outta the loop ...when is the next game ?

Edmonton at Carolina

Preview - Box Score - Recap - Series Breakdown

Game Info: 8:00 pm EDT Wed Jun 14, 2006
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PLAYOFF SERIES: Stanley Cup finals, Hurricanes lead 3-1.

The Carolina Hurricanes certainly haven't dominated the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup finals. Nonetheless, they are one victory away from their first title.

Carolina looks to hoist Lord Stanley's Cup for the first time in franchise history when it meets Edmonton in Game 6 of the finals in Raleigh.

The Hurricanes have easily won only one game in this series, a 5-0 victory in Game 2, but have jumped out to a 3-1 lead thanks to solid goaltending and superb special-teams play.


That trend continued in Game 4 on Monday, when the Hurricanes killed off all five power plays and got 20 saves from rookie Cam Ward in a 2-1 victory at Edmonton. The Oilers have scored only once in 25 power plays during this series, and Ward has posted a 1.76 goals-against average in the first four games.

"We're not getting outplayed," Edmonton coach Craig MacTavish said. "We're getting out-capitalized. They've just been more opportunistic on their chances. ... It's the reason we are down 3-1. If we got a couple more power-play goals in the series, we're at least tied."

Teams leading 3-1 in the Stanley Cup finals have won the series 26 of 27 times, with only the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs coming back from such a deficit, but the Hurricanes know they still have a lot of work to do.

"This is going to be the toughest game we face now going home," forward Cory Stillman said. "We need to come out, we need to be better."

Stillman is a big reason why the Hurricanes are in this position.

He tied Monday's game in the first period with his ninth goal of the postseason, then set up Mark Recchi's winner at 15:56 of the second after causing a turnover with a strong forecheck.

Chris Pronger tried to clear the Edmonton zone, but Stillman reached out to get his stick on the puck, which popped up in front of the goal. Eric Staal then jumped to knock it down with his glove and sent a pass to Recchi at the side of the net.

Stillman has a 12-game point streak and is trying for his second straight championship after winning the Stanley Cup with Tampa Bay in 2004. He also has 15 assists in 22 games, tying him with Staal atop the postseason scoring list with 24 points.

"Every time you take a step closer to winning, especially four games, it's important," Stillman said. "Game 5 is going to be the biggest game we have ever played. ... This is the one that could close the series. You know what, we're looking forward to doing that on home ice."

In order for the Oilers to return to their home ice for a sixth game on Saturday, they must find a way to score with the man advantage. Edmonton went 1-for-7 on the power play in losing Game 1 and is 0-for-18 in the last three contests.

"They're boxing us out pretty well," forward Raffi Torres said. "Their PK forwards are really doing a hell of a job getting in front of shots and forcing us to the outside. We're going to have work on it and find a way to get through that."

Jussi Markkanen had another solid game in goal for Edmonton on Monday in place of injured starter Dwayne Roloson. After stopping 24 shots in a 2-1 victory in Game 3, Markkanen made several spectacular saves to keep Game 4 close, including a glove save on Justin Williams early in the third.

Ward, meanwhile, is looking to become the first rookie goalie to lead his team to the Stanley Cup since Patrick Roy did it with the Montreal Canadiens in 1986.

HOW THEY GOT HERE: Oilers - 95 points, 8th seed; beat Detroit Red Wings 4-2, Western Conference quarterfinals; beat San Jose Sharks 4-2, semifinals; beat Anaheim Mighty Ducks 4-1, finals. Hurricanes - 112 points, 2nd seed; beat Montreal Canadiens 4-2, Eastern Conference quarterfinals; beat New Jersey Devils 4-1, semifinals; beat Buffalo Sabres 4-3, finals.

PLAYOFF TEAM LEADERS: Oilers - Fernando Pisani, 10 goals; Pronger, 14 assists and 19 points; Georges Laraque, 44 PIM. Hurricanes - Rod Brind'Amour, 12 goals; Staal, 17 assists; Staal and Stillman, 24 points; Williams and Bret Hedican, 32 PIM.

PLAYOFF SPECIAL TEAMS: Oilers - Power play: 16.5 percent (20 for 121). Penalty killing: 87.1 percent (122 for 140). Hurricanes - Power play: 24.3 percent (27 for 111). Penalty killing: 86.3 percent (101 for 117).

GOALTENDERS: Oilers - Markkanen (1-2, 2.68 GAA); Ty Conklin (0-1, 10.00). Hurricanes - Ward (14-6, 2 SO, 2.01); Martin Gerber (1-1, 1, 3.53).

Mach said:

Rod Stewart singin "tonight's the night..."

rhomea said:

NOT TONIGHT!! 4-3 Oilers
Great game!!

shellyevon said:

best game so far

Mach said:

i guess i should have stayed home tonight


to you godess woman

emm said:

best part was

TR was able to walk to TV room ( he says shuffle ) and watch the game with me ...in OUR home not some icky hospital room

I have everything set ... ready to watch tonight

Mach said:

The Edmonton Oilers won!!!!! 4 - 0 !!!!!

Last game is on Monday the 19th!!!!!

[Stanley Cup edit]



Edmonton fans ecstatic after Oilers win 4-0 to send playoffs to seventh game
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at 0:20 on June 18, 2006, EST.

EDMONTON (CP) - Cheers and honking horns filled the air all over Edmonton on Saturday after the Oilers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 to send the Stanley Cup to a deciding seventh game.

Little Italy exploded in a cacophony of cheers and horns for local hero Fernando Pisani, who scored the game's first goal. Cars with Oilers and Italian flags drove down the street, while Pisani's friends and relatives waved to passersby from the sidewalk.

Cousin Dennis Pisani said words couldn't explain the magic of the moment.

"This is definitely amazing," he said. "We haven't seen this for such a long time. Everybody's counting on the Oilers.

"He's making everyone happy - friends, family, everyone's proud of him."

Across the North Saskatchewan River, jubilant crowds spilled from Whyte Avenue bars onto the sidewalks, high-fiving and chanting, "We want the Cup!"

Tim Friesen came up from Calgary for the game. He said that a provincial rivalry hasn't kept him from cheering on the Oilers.

"It's Alberta and it's Canada, so you've gotta love it," said Friesen, who is originally from Manitoba and still mourns the loss of the Winnipeg Jets from the NHL. "I've always been a fan of the Canadian team."

He's optimistic about Game 7, which will be held in Raleigh, N.C. on Monday night.

"They definitely have the momentum. Carolina looked terrible. (Sixteen) shots? No chance!"

Police - and there were plenty of them lining the trendy, southside street - were keeping fans in line. Anyone who appeared to be causing trouble was stopped.

Before the game started, fans lined up two hours before the puck dropped to try to get into bars along the avenue, where people have congregated during the playoffs.

At The Elephant and Castle, general manager Darlene Bartee came out and told the crowd she had to obey the 250 people limit. She said fire and liquor licensing officials warned they would be watching for violations of crowd capacity.

"We're counting every last toe in here," she said. "We're making sure we're not past our capacity even by one just to make sure everyone in here is safe and can enjoy themselves and enjoy the game."

More than 200 people were arrested after the Oilers' Game 3 victory on June 10, a crackdown that followed a near-riot after the Oilers won the Western Conference final.

More than 30,000 people filled the street after the team eliminated Anaheim in that series last month and several smashed storefront windows and lit bonfires that were doused by firefighters stationed on rooftops.

Bartee said only a small percentage of people are causing problems, but it has taken on a life of its own to become national news.

"There are 30,000 down here and 200 get arrested - you do the math. There are many people who are celebrating and doing what they're supposed to be doing, which is having fun."


Eni Subasic, 53, watched the game from a La Dolce Vita Cafe. The recent immigrant from Bosnia was mesmerized by the game, clutching her espresso cup in the Italian cafe.

"This is hard on my blood pressure, but that's OK," she said. "I'm so proud to be an Edmontonian.

"I love watching these boys."

Charlotte Wolters said she knew the Oilers were going to win because she had on her lucky socks.

"I knew when I put them on Carolina was not going to score and I was right," she said.

Wolters plans to sleep in those socks before Monday's night game so the magic won't wear off.


©The Canadian Press, 2006

luv4u said:

i can't believe i haven't been following this...

guess i'll have to tune in on monday!

luv4u said:

GO OILERS !!!

WOOOHOOO, One more game!!!
Great series GO OILERS!!!!

shellyevon said:

Yay!!!

I'm supporting whoever Shelly's supporting So bollocks to the rest of ya

senik said:

i'll give you a few minutes to reconsider!

GO OILERS






or canes... i dont care


just hope the final game is a rocking one

Mach said:

jerseykrs said:

senik said:

It's the last game of the season
GO OILERS!!!!!

shellyevon said:

GO OILERS


or canes

Mach said:

[Edited 6/19/06 15:47pm]