Speculation: 42

[Soli]

Lets compile an ongoing list of the occurrences involving the number 42.

A few from the GDT and as others have brought up:

- Obviously the reason the first instance of the eeriness is that nobody has scored higher than 42 points... because when a player does they get injured. RE: Hemsky, Hall, Gagner.

- Speaking of injury. 4+2 = 6. Ryan Whitney.

- There are 42 US gallons in a barrel of oil.

- The "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything". - The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

- In Chinese, 4 is death. 42 loosely translates to something like "unto death"

- Devan Dubnyk made only 42 saves before...

- Datsyuk scores the OT winner... with 42 seconds left in OT

- The game after Gagner went down (vs. DET), there were 14 games left in the season. 14 games multiplied by 3 periods of play = 42

- 4/2 = April 2nd. Versus the Canucks at GM Place. Last game on CBC for the season. I don't see that going well at all.

[SeriousBusiness]

[Soli]

Originally Posted by SeriousBusiness

23, like 42, was one of "the numbers" on LOST. Fans of LOST know that the numbers were an ominous thing.

[SeriousBusiness]

Originally Posted by Soli

23, like 42, was one of "the numbers" on LOST.

Now you're freaking me out.

[oilfaninvan]

Originally Posted by Soli

23, like 42, was one of "the numbers" on LOST. Fans of LOST know that the numbers were an ominous thing.

It's all Ty Conklin's fault and you know it.

[Homesick]

Originally Posted by Soli

Lets compile an ongoing list of the occurrences involving the number 42.

A few from the GDT and as others have brought up:

- Obviously the reason the first instance of the eeriness is that nobody has scored higher than 42 points... because when a player does they get injured. RE: Hemsky, Hall, Gagner.

- Speaking of injury. 4+2 = 6. Ryan Whitney.

- There are 42 US gallons in a barrel of oil.

- The "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything". - The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

- In Chinese, 4 is death. 42 loosely translates to something like "unto death"

- Devan Dubnyk made only 42 saves before...

- Datsyuk scores the OT winner... with 42 seconds left in OT

- The game after Gagner went down (vs. DET), there were 14 games left in the season. 14 games multiplied by 3 periods of play = 42

- 4/2 = March 2nd. Versus the Canucks at GM Place. Last game on CBC for the season. I don't see that going well at all.

4/2= April 2nd....you lost all credibility bud

[Pointteen]

Ignore the website, pay attention to the URL
http://www.42draftdesigns.com/

[HopelessOilFan]

Hemsky needs to come back for one game.. and get a point to break this curse.

[Pointteen]

Is it worth the risk?

[Soli]

Originally Posted by Homesick

4/2= April 2nd....you lost all credibility bud

Pobody's nerfect.

[HopelessOilFan]

Originally Posted by Soli

Pobody's nerfect.

Pobody indeed

[syz]

The Oilers began the game tonight with 42 periods of hockey left in the season.

[Soli]

+42 was the former area code of Czechoslovakia. Watch your back, Smid.

At the time of this thread, Nikolai Khabibulin was 42nd in wins amongst all 'tenders

[Brogosian]

Ryan O'Marra is #42, and was born in Japan!

[Hugo Stiglitz]

This just keeps getting weirder and weirder.

[Grod]

Originally Posted by jet228

Ryan O'Marra is #42, and was born in Japan!

So if he is the root of this curse, is it rational to think that perhaps we need to eliminate him?

[jumptheshark]

I prefer 69 myself

[Replacement]

A couple more

Detroit Latitude 42 (wouldn't you know it)

Detroit Temperature around gametime 42F

[Giant Moo]

[thadd]

NOOOOO! NOT NUMBERS!

*head explodes*

What strange luck.

[Moonlapse Vertigo]

[JMoss4Life]

This is Chris Prongers fault... Conklin just sucks

[Replacement]

Uh oh, this is our kryptonite..

[Gret99zky]

sounds more like 420 to me there spliffy.

[Replacement]

Messier Object M42.

http://seds.org/messier/m/m042.html

be very afraid..