RYAN NUGENT-HOPKINS RUMORS
Richard Cloutier: Hall the Solution at Center?
I think we can all agree the Oilers have a Top 6 center in Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Nuge is the "skilled" center every championship team needs. While he'll never put up "Gretzky" numbers, he's the Gretzky of this team for at least the next 15 seasons.
Part of what helped Gretzky be great was that he had a quality #2 center behind him: Mark Messier. Messier...
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May 03, 2012
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May 03, 2012
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Oilers 2011-12 Season: The Good
The Edmonton Oilers’ season did not go the way that many [I] had expected, but somehow things have worked out. The team starred the season off with rookie Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scoring his first NHL goal in his first NHL game and then also the game winning shootout goal in the team’s home opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Nugent-Hopkins would go on to win the rookie...
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April 24, 2012
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April 24, 2012
Nugent-Hopkins’ first NHL season impresses peers
NASHVILLE – Before the season there were doubts as to whether Edmonton Oilers rookie – and first overall selection in the 2011 draft – Ryan Nugent-Hopkins would be NHL-ready. As his first season winds down, he has left no doubt in the minds of his teammates and players around the league that he has all the makings of becoming an elite player – if he isn’t already.If there...
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March 22, 2012
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March 22, 2012
Oilers rookie C Nugent-Hopkins to return vs. Coyotes
Edmonton Oilers rookie center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is expected to return to the ice for Saturday afternoon's tilt versus the Phoenix Coyotes.
"I feel really good and I haven't tweaked it in a long time," the top overall pick told the Edmonton Journal of his left shoulder injury.
"It's not getting sore after I shoot or anything like that. It might take...
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February 25, 2012
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February 25, 2012
Oilers C Nugent-Hopkins to miss 7-10 days with shoulder injury
Edmonton Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will miss 7-10 days with a sprained shoulder, the team announced Tuesday.The rookie left in the third period of last night's game with the Toronto Maple Leafs after re-aggravating a left shoulder injury. It was just his second game back in the Oilers lineup after missing the previous 13 contests with the shoulder problem.Nugent-Hopkins...
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February 07, 2012
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February 07, 2012
Oilers C Nugent-Hopkins to get shoulder evaluated
Edmonton Oilers rookie center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins flew back to Edmonton on Wednesday to have his injured shoulder evaluated.
Nugent-Hopkins injured his left shoulder when he tripped into the boards in Monday's game against the Chicago Blackhawks.
The No. 1 overall pick in last June's draft, Nugent-Hopkins is the leading rookie scorer with 13 goals and 22 assists in 38 games...
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January 04, 2012
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January 04, 2012
Oilers' Nugent-Hopkins out indefinitely
Edmonton Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, the NHL's leading rookie scorer, is out indefinitely after a left shoulder injury prevented him from playing against the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.
Coach Tom Renney didn't have a timetable for Nugent-Hopkins' return except to say he'll miss at least two or three games after getting hurt in a 4-3 win at Chicago on...
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January 03, 2012
Injury Bug Hits Nugent-Hopkins Too
The Edmonton Oilers once again have some serious injury concerns. Potential rookie of the year Ryan Nugent-Hopkins fell awkwardly into the board during Monday night’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks and left the game. Nugent-Hopkins will not play tonight against the Buffalo Sabres. Also injured in Monday night’s game was defenceman Tom Gilbert. For Gilbert it was...
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January 03, 2012
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January 03, 2012
Oilers C Nugent-Hopkins eyes 'home' game vs. Canucks
Edmonton Oilers rookie Ryan Nugent-Hopkins loves being at home on the road.
On Monday, the top overall pick of the 2011 draft will play a "home" game when the Oilers visit the Vancouver Canucks.
Nugent-Hopkins returned home to Burnaby (British Columbia) for Christmas and plans to drive to the rink for the game.
"Pretty nice, very convenient (schedule-making), I...
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December 26, 2011
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December 26, 2011
Gretzky Nugent-Hopkins Comparissons; Natural and Valid
Through the years, there have been a number of young players who have been whispered to be game changers, to possibly be “the next great one” and that are where comparisons end.
When it comes to the Edmonton Oilers’ Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, everyone can see the upside, the talent the skill and there are even some who have been making some secretive and hushed comparisons...
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December 16, 2011
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December 16, 2011
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