NIKOLAI KHABIBULIN RUMORS
Blackhawks Could Seek Reunion With Nikolai Khabibulin
It’s almost impossible to sugarcoat how bad the Blackhawks have played of late. When you’ve lost eight in a row, there isn’t really room to attempt to pull positives, even if there are any.
What this recent losing streak has done, though, is get the rumor mill going even more than it already was, not just in relation to players, but front office personnel and the...
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Khabibulin Becoming a Serious Option for Blackh...
Coming off an eight game losing streak, the rumor mill has caught fire with Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman looking at some new options on the trade front concerning the goaltending position. Along with that, the recent addition of Brendan Morrison hasn't exactly satisfied Joel Quenneville's hunger for a productive center.FORWARDS
Yes, the Blackhawks are still in the hunt for another forward...
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Richard Cloutier: Old Guy, Other Old Guy, & Benched Guy Win
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Things didn't start out to be pretty for the Oilers during today's Edmonton/Ottawa game. After a bad shift, the Hall/Gagner/Eberle line was benched for most of the first period. After a few brilliant saves, Nikolai Khabibulin let in a laugher from the point. As usual, the old guys were out there constantly, and they weren't doing anything...
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Nikolai Khabibulin likely to remain an Oiler past the trade deadline
The consensus in the hockey world at the moment is that Edmonton Oilers goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin will not be moved before this year’s February 27 trade deadline. Nor is he being shopped, says Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun.
The reasons, as Jonathan Willis of the Edmonton Journal points out, are two-fold. After a 7-0-2 start, the 39-year-old has struggled to maintain a level...
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Khabibulin Talks About His Tent City Stay
from Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal, Edmonton Oilers’ goalie Nikolai Khabibulin says his incarceration at the Tent City in Arizona for drunk driving earlier this summer was a sobering experience, something he’s very glad is over with as he tries to rebound from last year’s miserable season.
“I’m not going to lie ... it wasn’t much fun and I learned my lesson,...
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September 13, 2011
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September 13, 2011
RE 11-12: Nikolai Khabibulin
Nikolai Khabibulin finished 45th out of 47 goalies in save percentage last season. His .890SP in 47 games actually improved after he came back from his injury; the first portion of the season, he went 15, .879 for the young Oilers. During that time, backup Devan Dubnyk was 4, .923 between the pipes. In the year before he arrived in Edmonton, the man from Sverdlovsk finished 6th in...
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August 20, 2011
Khabibulin released from jail, starts home confinement
Edmonton Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin was released from prison on Sunday following the completion of his 15-day sentence.
Khabibulin was actually sentenced to 30 days - but 15 of them will be spent at home with an electronic monitoring device.
The 38-year-old Russian was found guilty of three charges - including extreme driving under the influence in August. He also was convicted...
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August 14, 2011
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August 14, 2011
Khabibulin accepts 30-day jail sentence
Edmonton Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin on Tuesday withdrew an appeal to his extreme drunken-driving conviction, accepting a 30-day jail sentence.
Khabibulin had appealed the jail term after being sentenced back in August of last year.
But his Phoenix attorney, Mark DuBiel, said Tuesday that Khabibulin wanted to drop the appeal because the case likely would have prevented him...
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July 26, 2011
The Edmonton Oilers Should Buy Out Nikolai Khabibulin
Nikolai Khabibulin – the man, the myth, the unknown.
Winner of the 2004 Stanley Cup, signer of lucrative contract…
Nikolai Khabibulin, ladies and gentlemen.
Does anyone make the argument that Khabibulin should still be starting in goal?
All good things must end... Photo courtesy cbc.ca
I believe in the rebuild, I do. How much I believe in ‘the rebuild’...
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February 24, 2011
Khabibulin Sentenced To 30 Days
As of right now, he’ll be here for camp.
-Oilers General Manager Steve Tambellini, addressing the media after the sentencing of Nikolai Khabibulin’s “extreme DUI” sentence.
Finally, we can put it to rest. Right?
Sentenced. Photo courtesy edmontonjournal.com
Not so fast.
I’ve been asked my thoughts on how the Khabibulin saga will turn out, and I’ve always said that...
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August 31, 2010
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