So if nuge decides on monday he wants go play for team canada he'd have to go to the selection camp that's happening this week and then he'd play pre tournament games so he wouldn't play for okc til after the tournment. If he doesn't play for canada that means he's injured or injured enough not to play so he probably wouldn't play for okc either
So either way okc will be missing nuge for awhile, right?
So if nuge decides on monday he wants go play for team canada he'd have to go to the selection camp that's happening this week and then he'd play pre tournament games so he wouldn't play for okc til after the tournment. If he doesn't play for canada that means he's injured or injured enough not to play so he probably wouldn't play for okc either
So either way okc will be missing nuge for awhile, right?
Right. There was an article in OKC paper that Nuge is likely out of the Barons line up for a month.
Why, what the heck has happened to RNH? Last I heard he was having some shoulder problems. Is he going to the World Juniors still? And why wouldn't he just return to OKC after the tournament? Doubt there's NHL hockey this year. And if there's anything wrong with Nuge's shoulder, he should stay out of any and all games.
Why, what the heck has happened to RNH? Last I heard he was having some shoulder problems. Is he going to the World Juniors still? And why wouldn't he just return to OKC after the tournament? Doubt there's NHL hockey this year. And if there's anything wrong with Nuge's shoulder, he should stay out of any and all games.
I don't think there is anything wrong with his shoulder.
They flew him to Edmonton for a regularly scheduled check up with team doctors and because the Barons didn't play this week and the World Junior camp starts on Monday, they didn't bother flying him back.
Unless the lockout is miraculously resolved this weekend RNH will be in Calgary Monday morning "trying" to make the World Junior team.
I am reasonably sure the NHL will get going by mid-January. Not even the NHLPA is so galactically stupid as to throw that much money anyway over 5 year term limits.
I don't think there is anything wrong with his shoulder.
They flew him to Edmonton for a regularly scheduled check up with team doctors and because the Barons didn't play this week and the World Junior camp starts on Monday, they didn't bother flying him back.
Unless the lockout is miraculously resolved this weekend RNH will be in Calgary on Monday "trying" to make the World Junior team.
Its kind of a shame he can't play this weekend and next, then join Team Canada, every knows he is on the team... However, I guess he should go through the whole camp.
Its kind of a shame he can't play this weekend and next, then join Team Canada, every knows he is on the team... However, I guess he should go through the whole camp.
I actually totally agree, but it's team Canada, and it's also a traditional/principle thing with them, as well as optics.
But Arcobello is? I like the idea of getting a look at Martindale playing with skilled players. Worth a game or two look if RNH is gone for the month.
Arcobello was the 1st line center of a team that went to the confrence finals last season and a current top 6 forward on the club on merit. Martindale is a guy who wasn't even a top line center in the ECHL last year and has been mediocre to poor in the AHL this year. Arcobello>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Martindale that's why he should be on the top line and not Martindale.
I have a feeling he was kept in Edmonton for the week because it was a regular checkup and the CBA talks were heating up. I think the Oilers wanted to see what direction the talks would head in, if it looked promising they'd give him a rest until the NHL season started.
With the way the talks went I'm really doubting we're going to see a season at all and if that's the case RNH will definitely be back in OKC after the WJC tournament. At least IMO.
Arcobello was the 1st line center of a team that went to the confrence finals last season and a current top 6 forward on the club on merit. Martindale is a guy who wasn't even a top line center in the ECHL last year and has been mediocre to poor in the AHL this year. Arcobello>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Martindale that's why he should be on the top line and not Martindale.
Arcobello is also a shrimp 25-year-old who isn't going to have a future in the NHL. Of course he gets the promotion right now, but if he can't cut it and Martindale comes back from injury strong, I wouldn't mind taking a look at him between Eberle and Hall. Couldn't be any worse than Green was.
Arcobello is also a shrimp 25-year-old who isn't going to have a future in the NHL. Of course he gets the promotion right now, but if he can't cut it and Martindale comes back from injury strong, I wouldn't mind taking a look at him between Eberle and Hall. Couldn't be any worse than Green was.
Green has never played on a line with Hall and Eberle.
Green has never played on a line with Hall and Eberle.
Ha. Oh, yeah. They moved him to wing to play with RNH and Ebs. Still, I guess my point is that after Arco, the Barons don't have much in the way of skill at centre, so if he can't cut it, might as well give Martindale a look. I know it's a one-in-a-hundred shot, but if he can develop into the 6'3" skilled centre the Oilers so desperately need, well ... that'd be pretty sweet.
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