I think this was a bad hit, I think Petrel should have been at least suspended because it was a dangerous hit, but I am not surprised that that hit didn't garner a suspension. I also said this last night.
While Lennart Petrell's hit On Marek Zidlicky might not have appeared to be malicious, it's unnecessary, it's a dangerous hit and it's also a hit that has to be removed from the NHL.
It's hits like this that can cause serious injury, to include unneeded and unnecessary concussions.If a player is going to check an opposition player and he sees number, that player has to pull up and not make the hit. The fact that the fans are booing that hit is also aggravating. I predict that there will be no suspension from this hit because Zidlicky didn't appear to be hurt.
The announcement that Edmonton Oilers’ winger Lennart Petrell would receive no further suspension following his hit Thursday night on Wild defenceman Marek Zidlicki was not made as a breaking news comment on TSN, ESPN or any other sports channel. It was instead a simple tweet from NHL Senior VP Player Safety Brendan Shanahan. Sportsnet’s Mark Spector pointed out how quickly...
While Lennart Petrell's hit On Marek Zidlicky might not have appeared to be malicious, it's unnecessary, it's a dangerous hit and it's also a hit that has to be removed from the NHL.
It's hits like this that can cause serious injury, to include unneeded and unnecessary concussions.If a player is going to check an opposition player and he sees number, that player...
I think we have seen more of these types of hits this season than any other. I am not really sure why players can’t seem to avoid making that push from behind.
Lennart Petrell of the Oilers received 5 minutes for checking from behind and a game.
Lead by the young, dynamic line of Eberle, Nugent-Hopkins, and Hall, the Oilers came out of thursdays match by a final score of 4-1.
Eberle opened up the scoring with a chip shot in traffic 15:57 into the first period. Less than 3 minutes later, Smyth scored his first goal in almost a month to give the Oilers a 2-0 lead. Near the end of the 1st period Hall was tripped on a breakaway...
Happy Holidays Everyone.
I will have some fun blogs for you over the next few days as the trade freeze and the rumor world pretty much grind to a eggnog induced crawl...
There is one legit rumor today...
The Penguins are seriously scouting and considering Ales Hemsky, but the Oilers demand of a help now D-man may drag another team into this in the not-to-distant future...
This was the perfect game for 2011 1st round Swedish defenceman draft pick Oscar Klefbom to see his NHL team, the Edmonton Oilers, play live. Klefbom and several members of the Sweden U20 team took in an NHL game in the same building they will play in Friday night while facing Team Canada in another preliminary game and what a game it was. According to Dan Tencer of 630 Ched, several...
Oilers vs. Wild. Oh, this should be fun.
Hey, since we're gonna lose anyway, we should have some fun with it. Please Tom Renney, do the following:
1. Mix Up the Forward Lines. We need to trade a few people, but it's hard to do that when they aren't getting points. So let's mix up the lines.
For tonight, how about...
L1: Taylor Hall - Sam Gagner - Ales...
Jordan Eberle scored two goals and the Edmonton Oilers snapped a four-game losing skid by beating the Minnesota Wild 4-1 Thursday night.
Ryan Smyth and Lennart Petrell also scored for the Oilers, who have only won three of their last 12 games.
Dany Heatley scored for the Wild, who have now lost six games in a row since a seven-game winning streak.
Eberle's first goal came...
The Edmonton Oilers haven't won very often away from home lately, making their upcoming seven-game road trip against some tough competition appear all the more daunting.
They'll look to avoid their fifth straight road loss Monday night when they face the Vancouver Canucks.
After starting 8-2-2, the Oilers (15-16-3) have cooled considerably, and they occupy last place in...
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