White-knuckling on rollercoasters, skydiving and lifting his saxophone into the air just to find the right note isn't in Al Stafford's bucket list.
It was great to be able to sit with him for several hours and pick his brain about his role with the Jays and his work as a sports broadcaster in Toronto.” He was a volunteer with Burlington Minor Hockey Association in Ontario and was behind the mic for championship weekend. “I think that’s where I developed my love for sitting behind a microphone, which led to a career in radio and doing the PA for sports events.” Then, there was a morning phone call Jan. 22 of this year from Peterborough: after a long cancer battle his dad passed away. “My dad knew a friend of his and arranged for us to have dinner one night while I was studying broadcasting in university. He taught me some of the subtleties of working in a big building for an NHL franchise” “Strong vocal cords from singing gives my voice the flexibility necessary to create the appropriate inflection when making announcements.” And then there’s the benefits of being a saxophone player. “I have always loved the feeling of leaving the booth at the end of the night knowing the Oilers have grabbed another two points,” he said after the Oilers’ hang-on-to-your-hats 6-5 win over the St. Louis Blues. Stafford, a veteran broadcaster and musician, acutely acknowledges the complicated role of an entertainer: not be the centre of the show.
The Oilers are looking to make it three in a row with a visit from the Blues tonight. The Oilers will have their hands full with a stout Blues offence featuring ...
Mike Smith starts for the Oilers in net. The Oilers are looking to make it three in a row with a visit from the Blues tonight. The Oilers will have their hands full with a stout Blues offence featuring four 20+ goal scorers.
Connor McDavid scored his second goal of the game 1:11 into overtime as the Edmonton Oilers won their third straight with a 6-5 victory over the St. Louis ...
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Connor McDavid scored his second goal of the game in overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers their ninth consecutive home victory, a 6-5 decision against the ...
Schenn found the sweet spot with a long wrist shot at 15:27 of the middle period to make it a 4-3 affair. Buchnevich scored his first of the night at the 4:29 mark by burying a second chance. The Oilers stormed out to a 4-1, first-period lead.
Game Day 69: Oilers vs Blues This in, projected lines for the Edmonton Oilers tonight against the St. Louis Blues.
By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. He’s having his worst season in the NHL since 2007-08, when he had a .893 save percentage in 13 games for Tampa. This year he’s at .896 for the Oilers in 19 games, with Koskinen at .902 in 40 games and Stuart Skinner at .913 in 13 games. If he can find the form he had all of last season — not so very long ago — Smith is still the Oil’s best bet for the playoffs. I’d have gone to Skinner by now, as he’s crushing it in the AHL, but I can also see the argument for making sure if Smith can recover or not. If he can’t the Oilers can then go with other options in the playoffs. If he’s not getting much done on the attack and his a defensive liability, he had better be a major physical force, but he’s not been that either.
Edmonton – calme. Les Oilers d'Edmonton pourraient marquer comme un rival de la Coupe Stanley, cela ne fait aucun doute. Mais pouvez-vous dire qu'ils ...
» » « De nos jours, je ne pouvais pas penser à d’autres joueurs que je voudrais jouer à 2 contre 1, le match en jeu. Mais une minute plus tard, les Oilers ont finalement obtenu un disque, et à 1:11 en prolongation, ils célébraient la victoire. Conor McDavid a marqué son deuxième but de la soirée en prolongation avec une course de deux contre un pour Leon Drysittel, mais nous pourrions vous rappeler : Edmonton a reçu le cadeau d’un mauvais départ du gardien adverse, et il n’a pas été en mesure de le remettre à la banque.
“Credit to them,” Oilers captain Connor McDavid said of the Blues after the game. “I thought they did a good job of kind of adjusting and making it hard on us; ...
We found a way to get it done, but there’s some sloppy play that I think has to get cleaned up. Leon Draisaitl feathered a pass to McDavid, who tapped the winner past Ville Husso. With 11:24 to go, Ivan Barbashev knifed in a pass from Ryan O’Reilly to make it 5-5. Zach Hyman started it off with a goal just 1:50 into the game. Pavel Buchnevich replied with a wrap around goal for the Blues. “Credit to them,” Oilers captain Connor McDavid said of the Blues after the game.
Friday, the Oilers won a record-setting ninth consecutive home game settled by a two-on-one perfect pass play from Draisaitl to McDavid for the overtime ...
By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Keep shooting on Mike Smith and the pucks are going to go in no matter how many sensational-looking saves he may manufacture on the other shots. But one of the traits involving this team in recent times is they often win a game like they did Friday and go forward in denial to start a significant losing streak. Berube suggested that scouting of the 40-year-old Mike Smith played a large part in bringing the Blues back twice to get to overtime to maintain the same third place position in the Western Conference Central Division standings as the Oilers are in the Pacific. “We talked about shooting the puck tonight and we did that and we were rewarded with five goals.” That’s coming right out and saying it. Woodcroft offered a sort of general list of mistakes they’d made and said they’ve been noted and would be quoted to the employees before Sunday’s game in Anaheim. But one thing wasn’t on that list. JONES: Oilers formula for winning in regular season won't lead to playoff success Jay Woodcroft’s down-the-stretch playoff-positioned Edmonton Oilers won a record-equaling eight straight games at home led by the shootout heroics of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl Wednesday against the Los Angeles Kings. It was a game that was reviewed as a phantasmagorical preview for a fabulous first round playoff series between the two teams.
Somehow, someway, they once again managed to steal two points with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl doing their thing in overtime.
For the Oilers, it marked their ninth straight home victory, tying a franchise record. “We’ve got to be able to play in those tight games, those 2-1, 1-0 games, and we got to play in those 6-5 games Because you do see it sometimes. The Blues needed to put together four or five consecutive wins, Perron cautioned, before they could start to feel like they had something going. No matter how you cut it, the Oilers goaltending continues to be a major issue for this club. In Mikko Koskinen’s last 10, he’s also given up 32 goals and a .893. In Smith’s last 10 games, he’s given up 32 goals posting a .880 save percentage. They finished their season series against Edmonton (39-25-5) having lost two of three. At the end of the day, goaltenders are paid to stop the puck and he hasn’t been able to do it well. “You’re not going to stop scoring goals but things are going to tighten up. You got to be able to play in tight games.” During this schedule, we want to see growth.” Their last four games have been nothing short of eventful.
Dans le camp des Blues, Pavel Buchnevich a marqué deux fois. Ses coéquipiers Robert Thomas, Brayden Schenn et Ivan Barbashev ont aussi trouvé le fond du filet.
Les Oilers ont marqué quatre buts dès la première période pour prendre l’avance 4-1 après 20 minutes de jeu. Thomas et Barbashev ont aussi obtenu chacun une mention d’aide. Kailer Yamamoto a aussi contribué à la production offensive avec deux aides.