NYR
BOS
NJ
PITTS

LA
STL
PHX
NASH
- JIMI-JAMES

Those were my picks, minus NJ.

Wow, good calls so far.
- Domaju

Thanks Shane, NJ and Pitts were my most difficult calls...but each for different reasons....Nash/Det was tough too for obvious reasons..

There was a documentary about the whole ordeal... guess he was given the option before the trade went down to call it off.

He didnt.
- robin_steele264

Still don't know if I buy that. Remember Puck got 15 million cash and his business ventures were struggling. (as usual)

Really? I haven't heard about that. Link?
- Domaju

http://www.chron.com/CDA/...de-says-oilers-coach.html

Those were my picks, minus NJ.
- noename09

Still don't know if I buy that. Remember Puck got 15 million cash and his business ventures were struggling. (as usual)
- GuyLaDouche

Well Gretzky admitted to it... so I dunno.

Hey....what do you guys think? (cause Im a Leafs fan I cant have an opinion about the Sedins without having a trolling purpose )

My argument is that although the Sedins are playing well, they need to step it up even more come playoffs if that team is ever to succeed. They need to man up, moreso than theyve displayed, especially in a time like this when the team is struggling and momentum isnt going their way. Its up to the captain and best players to go above and beyond their normal play and grab the team by the balls to get things going.

No?

Hey....what do you guys think? (cause Im a Leafs fan I cant have an opinion about the Sedins without having a trolling purpose )

My argument is that although the Sedins are playing well, they need to step it up even more come playoffs if that team is ever to succeed. They need to man up, moreso than theyve displayed, especially in a time like this when the team is struggling and momentum isnt going their way. Its up to the captain and best players to go above and beyond their normal play and grab the team by the balls to get things going.

No?
- noename09

Yeah you'll never get that outta the Sedins.

I remember when the Oilers went to the finals.. Jason Smith was a beast out there... Jason Smith.

Well Gretzky admitted to it... so I dunno.
- robin_steele264

Who knows.

Better anyways. It allowed his wife to focus better on cinematic gems like Police Academy 5 and her gambling ring.

Who knows.

Better anyways. It allowed his wife to focus better on cinematic gems like Police Academy 5 and her gambling ring.
- GuyLaDouche

And Gretzky made roller blading cool in LA.

Yeah you'll never get that outta the Sedins.

I remember when the Oilers went to the finals.. Jason Smith was a beast out there... Jason Smith.
- robin_steele264

And Fernando Pisani scored 14 goals or something that year. Pisani.

Playoffs are great.

So is hijacking threads.

http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1988_563918/gretzky-could-have-vetoed-trade-says-oilers-coach.html
- robin_steele264

Not sure how much of this I believe. Sather saying he would have personally stopped it if Gretz wanted him too. How would he have done that, there's no proof that he would have actually been able to. I'm a bit skeptical on it all tbh

Plus, Wayne cried like a baby at the press conference. So either he's an incredible actor and should be making movies, or it was genuine. And since I don't see him winning any Oscars, I'd say he legit didn't want to leave.

Does anyone know offhand what the full trade was for gretzky...when the 3 1sts were picked..who Edm actually got.

I could look it up, but ....im to laz....

Well Gretzky admitted to it... so I dunno.
- robin_steele264

When did he admit to it?

Hey....what do you guys think? (cause Im a Leafs fan I cant have an opinion about the Sedins without having a trolling purpose )

My argument is that although the Sedins are playing well, they need to step it up even more come playoffs if that team is ever to succeed. They need to man up, moreso than theyve displayed, especially in a time like this when the team is struggling and momentum isnt going their way. Its up to the captain and best players to go above and beyond their normal play and grab the team by the balls to get things going.

No?
- noename09

I don't know if they need to step it up per say. They need to gain some playoff consistency I think. When they're playing like themselves in the playoffs they're successful, but one little faulter and it's promblematic because the other team will try that much harder to keep them faultering than they probably would in the regular season. They just need to find more consistency come playoff time in my opinion, not necessarily step it up. I know those are almost the same thing...but do you understand what I'm trying to say?

Does anyone know offhand what the full trade was for gretzky...when the 3 1sts were picked..who Edm actually got.

I could look it up, but ....im to laz....
- senstroll

On August 9, 1988, in a move that heralded significant change in the NHL, the Oilers traded Gretzky, along with McSorley and Krushelnyski, to the Los Angeles Kings for Jimmy Carson, Martin Gelinas, $15 million in cash, and the Kings' first-round draft picks in 1989 (later traded to the New Jersey Devils—New Jersey selected Jason Miller), 1991 (Martin Ručínský), and 1993 (Nick Stajduhar).

Hey....what do you guys think? (cause Im a Leafs fan I cant have an opinion about the Sedins without having a trolling purpose )

My argument is that although the Sedins are playing well, they need to step it up even more come playoffs if that team is ever to succeed. They need to man up, moreso than theyve displayed, especially in a time like this when the team is struggling and momentum isnt going their way. Its up to the captain and best players to go above and beyond their normal play and grab the team by the balls to get things going.

No?
- noename09

Agreed. But I hope a team like the Canucks never wins. Filled with a bunch of classless whiners and divers, from management to the players. (waits for Canucks fans to compare Canucks to Leafs even though thats irrelevant to the situation).

On August 9, 1988, in a move that heralded significant change in the NHL, the Oilers traded Gretzky, along with McSorley and Krushelnyski, to the Los Angeles Kings for Jimmy Carson, Martin Gelinas, $15 million in cash, and the Kings' first-round draft picks in 1989 (later traded to the New Jersey Devils—New Jersey selected Jason Miller), 1991 (Martin Ručínský), and 1993 (Nick Stajduhar).
- GuyLaDouche

thanks... and Edm traded Carson too for something decent....

Nick Stajduhar ..what a terrible pick

thanks... and Edm traded Carson too for something decent....

Nick Stajduhar ..what a terrible pick
- senstroll

That trade brought back Joe Murphy, Petr Klima and Adam Graves, all key elements in our last Cup win.

......

Who knows.

Better anyways. It allowed his wife to focus better on cinematic gems like Police Academy 5 and her gambling ring.
- GuyLaDouche

Let's not forget that Wayne Gretzky got a Saturday Night Live appearance out of the deal, as well. That must have sealed it for him.

Let's not forget that Wayne Gretzky got a Saturday Night Live appearance out of the deal, as well. That must have sealed it for him.
- Leeman4Gilmour

wayne is always ok in my books minus the high stick on dougie.

his daughter ALMOST makes up for it...

wayne is always ok in my books minus the high stick on dougie.

his daughter ALMOST makes up for it...
- big_dion

Nice twitters

Nice twitters
- JIMI-JAMES

Not a bad FACEbook either

Not a bad FACEbook either
- Domaju

Must drive her Dad right crazy ...like they say, with a son you have 1 pr!ck to worry about...with a daughter, you have all the pr!cks in town to worry about

Must drive her Dad right crazy ...like they say, with a son you have 1 pr!ck to worry about...with a daughter, you have all the pr!cks in town to worry about
- JIMI-JAMES

That is very true.

This thread sort of died. Where'd everyone go?