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Welcome back to My sporting opinion and today we talk about something my close friends have heard many times over and over again and that is Ovechkin will pass Gretzky to become the all-time NHL Goal leader.

lets take a look at this bold statement.

Ovechkin currently sits at 467 goals in 747 games

Gretzky finished with 894 goals in 1487 games

with the about stats Ovechkin needs 427 goals to tie Gretzky at his current goals per game (0.625) it would take Ovechkin 683 games to Catch Gretzky.

however if the numbers were always right then there would be no need for the discussion. there are a few reasons why in my sporting opinion Ovechkin will pass Gretzky in all time goals. they are as follows.

1. he is doing it by himself okay not really he still needs a team around him however he does not nor will he ever have the help that Gretzky did. now don’t jump to the conclusion that i am discounting the skill of Gretzky i am just simply stating the fact that Gretzky had teammates and line mates that weren't just good they were and are Hall of Fame Players. and just by looking at the stats you can see the difference once he Left those players when he moved to other teams. the highest total goals in a season Gretzky had after leaving the Oilers was 54 in a season and dropping down lower every year after that. this was at just under the halfway point of his career and just like in hockey when it comes to winning cups it’s not about how you start but how you finish that matters. Gretzky finished with 257 goals in his last 10 seasons with a goals per game of 0.36 and Ovechkin right now at least does not look like he is slowing down he is still climbing.

this all leads to my next reason.

2. Ovechkin is a tough cookie so far in his career he has only had 1 season where he had played less then 96% of the teams games and the more he plays the more chance to score.

3. The talent pool in the NHL is either not as strong as it was in the 80′s and 90′s or it’s more spread out either way it’s better for Ovechkin and we will keep seeing his goal count climb. 

As a side note the only things in my sporting opinion that may slow Ovechkin down is the current rules and current star power in the Net around the NHL, however if they do follow through on what they have been talking about and make the nets bigger or the pads smaller his goal totals could jump a lot.

with all the above being said there is no way you can say who is a better goal scorer because everything about these two is different from the time period they played in and the players they are with or against to the fact that they grew up in two different country’s playing two different styles.

In my sporting opinion Ovechkin will pass Gretzky it may be 10 years aways buy I believe he will become the only player thus far to reach 900 career goal club.

Good day all and welcome back to my sporting opinion. today as there is talk of using video umpiring in the upcoming spring training for MLB, we talk about the problem with instant replay or the video review system in professional sports.

how bad is this you ask. well that’s a great question it is bad enough to cost teams wins during the regular season and wins in the playoffs and even trips to the Super Bowl. 

Without getting into the big long details of video replay in sports, we can look at this issue just as a simple sports fan. first to the CFL a league that some football fans look at and laugh well with what they have done since brining in the coaches challenge it understandably starts to look like a joke league. First each team was given 2 challenges and basically if they got it right then they got to keep there challenges. which after a little time the CFL found out that they might not be making all the right calls at all the right times and as each season wore on it was glaring clear that the refs were not always at the level they should be. 

Now as a side note with having been a ref my self in a few different sports. i understand that it is at times very difficult to make the right call however if i missed a call and had the ability to review it and get it right. i would have take  that shot in a heartbeat.The CFL however instead of using this new found delema to work with the teams and players to make sure the right calls are being made they reacted in the exact opposite way.

the first step was to change the coaches challenge to 1 per half and even when that showed them getting calls wrong they went one step further and changed the rules (IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEASON) to 1 challenge right wrong or we just don’t care you only get 1. 

so with the events of above clearly showing that CFL is a league stuck on being who’s right not what’s right and unfortunately this is deciding games in the regular season and playoffs, they are probably the biggest example of a league that needs to look at why they have video replay.

Now on a much smaller Scale the NBA and NHL have had a few games in the last calendar year that shows they are also dealing with this issue. the most public of these came in the following examples. In No particular order. 

1. The SJ sharks were playing the STL blues in the playoffs last year and in OT of game 3 a undetected Hand pass lead to the winning Goal for the sharks. Now the Blues were furious and lobbied for a review, however because none of the refs saw it live it was not allowed to be reviewed. this only brings up the following question we have amazing video replay technology why are we not taking the very small amount of time to use it to review and get the call right.

2. To the NBA and the regular season game between the  HOU rockets and the SAN spurs. which once again all it would have taken was a short review and the right call would be made and may have changed the outcome of the game. this one was simple James Harden went in for a dunk the ball goes though the basket and back up again. at this point a simple sorry i didn't see it lets take a quick review would have worked great but no, for some reason scoring a basket in this circumstance equals no review and no challenge aloud, once again deciding the outcome of a game.

3. Back to the NHL where during this years regular season a clock management issue lead to a controversial end as the CLB Blue jackets were playing the CHI Blackhawks. In OT a penalty was called and the whistle blown, however the clock ran for another second and a half, and what difference does a second make. well in professional sports a Second can seem pretty long as lots can happen when the game moves that fast. so its understandable that an officiating team can miss things. in this situation once again a simple review and adjustment could have averted everything that was about to happen. they did not change the clock back because it’s not a challengeable play, so play goes on and at the buzzer the Blue jackets score to win the game. however after review the puck did not completely cross the line before time ran out. Now if that second and a half was added back like it should have been then this goal would count and the jackets would have won instead of lost and would not have gotten their goaltender injured in the shootout as an added downside. as a side note in this one well done John Tortorella for calling out the league on this one, and shame on you NHL for fining him for calling you out when he is clearly right, just admit you were wrong and look for a solution get your pride out of the way.

4 the last example is probably the most publicized as it cost the NO Saints a trip to the Super Bowl.lets just say it, No explanation necessary. it was pass interference and the refs missed it, well review it, get it right and move on. nope sorry no one saw it and it’s not reviewable. WHY is this not reviewable, the reason. at the time rules were in place for Video replay to be about who is right not what is right. (Good Job NFL for changing the rule in the offseason)

these are only a few examples of the issue with the current state of video replay in pro sports. When video replay first came in, we constantly heard it was so that right calls could be made. 

The technology has come so far we have cameras everywhere and can almost look at the individual water molecules that form the ice, So why can’t we just let Video replay be about getting the call right every time. why should the coach have to challenge. Every league should have a video replay official and can review things even before a review is needed so that when there is any question or concern it is a quick and easy here is the video fottage and this is what the call is, games are 2-3 hours anyway why does it matter that a review would take an extra minute.

So to all pro sports leagues please use video replay as it was intended to get the call right, take the extra second, swallow your pride, as showing that you can admit that you were wrong and changing the call during the situation is more enduring and easier to forgive then releasing a press statement 2 days later saying sorry we were wrong. 

Welcome back to my sporting opinion today a short entry because its all that it needs and all the time it deserves.

NHL fans in the playoffs this year have been weaker then the sticks that keep breaking at the wrong time. there are lots of different types of fans out there and this is in no way a generalization, this is directed purely at the fans that are giving everyone a bad name by not losing with class. First when your team loses yes it sucks buts its not the end of the world there is always next year just ask Cubs fans who have been through everything before their 108 year drought ended. so lets lay it out for you cheer with respect win with respect and lose with respect, it sickens me when we see oiler fans bullying a young child sharks fan. screw you guys not only is that bad to do to anyone but picking on a kid at probably his first playoff game is past terrible.

this continued with Boston fans dumping stuff and grabbing sticks of the senators players after a loss by the bruins at home, and then doing it again by throwing stuff on the ice after game 6, this epidemic continued in san jose where fans dumped popcorn on the oilers after the Oil eliminated the sharks.

you guys are a terrible example for not just hockey fans that are growing up but for children in general. loss or win with respect this is not just in hockey but in life as well.

One thing i really like about hockey is the post series handshake at the end of every series in hockey even in the Stanley cup finals both teams after the war against each other line up and shake hands and hug. if your teams can do it then so can you show a little class hockey fans.

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Welcome back to my sporting opinion today we look at Where Alexander Ovechkin has gone and why. 

The Capitals are still winning games and they seem to be doing it without any production from the great 8 and when i say any here are the stats for 2017 From Jan 1 2017 to today Mar 11 2017 Ovi only has 9 goals and 17 assists in  31 games. Now I know what your thinking 26 point in 31 game that pretty good but it’s not Ovi good and of those 26 points he has only gotten 1 goal and 4 assists in his last 12 games so as you can see the numbers are declining.

Now in my opinion it has been a trend all season I think that Ovi has finally bought into the team game and so he has backed off and let other members pick up the slack instead of doing it all himself. along with that i think he is sitting back so that he can have that second gear for the playoffs because in previous years i feel like he has been burned out after pushing so hard all season.

the ultimate question still remains is he getting to old has he peaked and is now on the down turn and will he still be able to catch Gretzky only time will tell and if you adjust is numbers from 50 goals a season to 30 goals coming into this season Ovi would have caught Gretzky in 7 1/2 season however now at the pace of 30 goals a season it will take him 11 1/2 season and it beings to look out of reach as Ovi would be 42 by that point. either way the chase is still on.

the final question i will leave you with is if the capital don't win the cup this year does Ovi stop buying into the team and go back to playing his way?

Welcome back to my sporting opinion today we look at how stupid the world is getting. yes I know this could be a long long rant but we are going to keep it specifically to a recent news story that just aired on the CBC.

The story that just aired claimed that we need to stop using wood burning stoves/fire places because its bad for our health. first off wow and second off are you kidding me so your telling me that cutting down a tree and burning it to survive is now bad for our health due to the smoke and we need to tax it to stop it. 

so let me get this straight Canada we live in a country where we have below zero temperatures for almost 8 months of the year and you want to stop burning wood and put in carbon tax to stop using oil so what do you suggest we use to survive a Canadian winter.

I think that we are going the wrong way if you want to stop using oil and have the refineries running less we should move towards things like burning wood or using water or solar power less chemicals and better results so why is it that we are trying to bankrupt our country and run people out with stupid ideas and taxes. either its incredibly stupid or an evil genius plan that Donald trump should have thought of and used instead of a travel ban. These people remind me of someone saying that we shouldn't drink water because we could harm the environment even though we need it to survive.

to close out this rant i think those people protesting burning wood should be put out in a nice cold Canadian winter and told to survive without buying wood because its bad for the environment. Lets see how fast their opinion changes and they come to there senses.

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Welcome back to my sporting opinion Now that it has quieted down a bit toady we take a quick look at why the NFL has gone to far with the media. Now there can be lots of reason to say the NFL has gone to far with the Media involvement in the game and yes i do understand that the more the media is involved means the more money your making and the effect it has. However I think the media has too much freedom in the NFL.

This whole spout off today is based purely on the events after the Super Bowl. First off the second the Patriots might have won the media rushed the field not even allowing for a proper review and announcement. Now just say that the patriots on that play didn't cross the line. now we have to find enough security to try to remove everyone from the field to finish the game properly.

with the play reviewed and confirmed the next problem is players and coaches can’t even celebrate together in the moment because there is so much media on the field and really everywhere that the guys that worked so hard can’t even shake hands or hug, so you say lets head to the locker room. well here’s the problem with that the media is already waiting in there. now the media on the field i can kind of put up with but once those player are in the locker room there should with be a time limit to at least let them change and celebrate with their teammates or even just have a camera in the locker room like baseball so you can see the players celebrate with champagne and just their team for a little bit. 

Not the NFL nope its got to be all access which has lead to the theft of Tom Brady’s Super Bowl jersey and why well yet again because of money some one has stolen it probably to sell it and make as much money as they can. the one question I have is if there is video footage of Brady going through his bag and realizing his Jersey is gone then how is there not a picture or snapchat or video or whatever of someone taking it. 

So with another piece of sports history gone into the abyss what is the answer. is it new rules for the media to follow (ya right like the media follows rules) I think the answer is airport like security in and out of the locker room or at any point where the area isn't open to the public. They should be checked and checked again x-rayed and searched because yes they can not be trusted so there should be a way to protect the players and coaches.

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Welcome bak to my sporting opinion today we look at the legend Don Cherry and his view point on NHL players going to the olympics. Now on most occasion during that classic first intermission segment on hockey night in Canada called coach’s corner I usually agree with what Don says and wish the league would listen as well. for example when it comes to fighting and how it still needs to be part of the game or the instigator rule being dumb I agree with these because if the league keeps kicking players out that protect their teammates then the league will just turn into Steve Moore trying to take Trever Linden’s head off and then refusing to fight and leaving no other option then for the canucks to cheap shot back. no this does not mean I agree with the result of the situation i’m just saying you see what happens when because of the instigator rule a team can’t stand up for a player.

take out fighting and keep the instigator rule and it will turn into the National Hospitalized League were we see stars like Crosby or Kane or Mcdavid lose their careers due to cheap shot artists.however i’m getting off track guess i learned that from coach’s corner.

This past Saturday Don spoke about the players going to the olympics being a bad idea because they could get injured and then their NHL teams would be screwed. Now first off i don't recall a team being screwed after the olympics.

Most teams are grateful for the break and are able to bring players back that had been injured during the season and it gives a nice rest to the players that don't go to the olympics. for the players that do go to the olympics it is no worse for them game wise as they usually play less minutes because of the all- star roster and will play maybe 7-10 games at the most in that two week span so no different then the NHL and at this point maybe even better then.As a side track I didn't hear anybody complain about players playing for there country in the world cup of hockey I mean what would have happened if McDavid broke a bone and couldn't start the new season in the new area for the oilers then we would have been saying how the world cup of hockey was a dumb idea.

leaving how tired the players will or won't be or if they might or might not get hurt out of it, the NHL and Don Cherry are forgetting a few things 1. If the players want to go then let them go stop treating them  like bubble wrapped children if they get hurt they understand it was their choice to go they are big boys they can deal with it. 2. It is and Honour to represent your country and if you take away the olympics and have 12 years between world cup’s of hockey then players never get the chance to represent their country after Junior hockey.(Nobody including Don Cherry complained about the World Junior hockey Championship and if players would get hurt and screw their teams for the season) 3. Finally the biggest point of this whole rant is Hockey is about the fans if you have no fans then you don't play so maybe it should be up to the public if the players should go or not. The olympics is like having an intense 2 week Allstar tournament where the best players in the world play against and with each other in matches and pair ups that fans only dream about in the NHL.so why take that away from the fans.

So to close this out sorry Don but your wrong the Players should go to the olympics for themselves as players and as people to enjoy the honour of playing for their country and seeing the world, and for the Fans to see the best in the world compete in a way they don't get to in the NHL

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welcome back to my sporting opinion today we look at the NHL all-star skills competition and why it was the worst in history or least worst run/organized in history. first off they changed it from two teams to four teams which made the scoring a little more confusing and this was due to a rule that would allow the winning team to chose who they played in the Sunday matchup.

among these change was changes to events and confusion when it came to who was going where and doing what, as a number of time there seemed to be confusion and malfunctions and absolutely no flow to the event what so ever.

with every event they also seemed to have to come up with excuses on why it was different from previous years but how the stats don’t change. it was just awkward.  and not as fun like the all star draft or anything goes shootout from previous years. even the fans in the area seemed lost or not into it because they couldn’t understand what was going on so even when people won event they did not seem to be lots of cheering.

to top this off or i should say what started this off was the angering of the hockey gods by having a celebrity game where celebrity’s got to play with hockey legends. which is like a spit in the face to the fans. to hockey fans this is putting the celebs in the same class as the legends which is wrong, sure have a celebrity game with just celebrities that would be fine and in the past they have had legends games which is cool and makes sense because that is what the whole weekend is about the best NHL players being honoured for their skills and hard work, it has nothing to do with celebrity’s. ya sure let them have a musical act where they play live when the players come out but no hockey fan watches the all-star weekend to see celebrities play the fans voted in players not Celebs. it just says to the fans if you have the money you could been out there playing hockey with legends and taking pictures with Gretzky and Lemieux.

to wrap this up the skill competition felt tense and awkward even the players didn’t seem to be laughing or having much fun or as much as previous years. it was a joke and a shame to watch lets hope the 3 on 3 games are better.

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Welcome back to my sporting opinion and oh boy where to start with this one today. earlier today it was announced that the Jamaican 4x100m relay team in track and field from the 2008 thats right 2008 olympics have been stripped of their Gold medals and Disqualified. This is due to the fact after re-evaluation one of the runners samples tested positive for a banned substance.

Now before we jump any guns I guess this re-evalution did not just randomly pop up which is more you can say that Lance armstrong Got, and oh boy just as a side track to lance armstrong. Here’s why i had a problem with the way that was handled 1. he was retired at the time 1A. he had been bullshit hassled his whole career even though he never missed a test or tested positive. 2. after Three years of being retired why is this sample being tested and after that amount of time how can it be proven that the sample had not been contaminated or tampered with. 3. conspiracy wise they did this while there current champion who had tested positive the previous year and was under investigation was competing in that years race. a nice added bonus was the interview of the riders competing when they said we were told if we did not testify against lance then we would be banned for life.

however lets move on. Here is why i have an issue with this Jamaica story. first i understand that you have next technology to do testing thats nice use it to test current samples and athletes. second do they have sample for all previous olympics because if not then this not a fair test and not a fair playing field. third this whole situation makes me feel like we are going back through the baseball steroid issue again the I know it wasn't illegal back then but you should have know that in the future without testing it will be illegal thing, so we are going to suspend you and drag you through the mud for doing something that was not illegal when you did it.

this whole situation just reeks of political bull and has nothing to do with the actual sport plain and simple.

thanks for reading and try to enjoy sports in lue of the political bull.

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Welcome back to my sporting opinion. Today we look at the Conference championship games as a trip to the Super Bowl is on the line.

in the first matchup its the Falcons hosting the very hot Packers, this one will be a good game as the packers are rolling and overcame massive odds in Dallas and it seems to be the year of the Away team. However don't count out the falcons just yet the Seahawks did and got beat up in their own stadium.it will be an offensive shootout and fun to watch however I think it will be the Packers heading to another Super Bowl they are one of the hottest teams in the NFL and i’m not sure who is stopping them. 

My pick: Green bay Packers 

The next matchup is the Steelers visiting the mighty Patriots. it’s been 12 years in the making the Brady vs Roethlisberger  rematch with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line. it didn't take long for a story other then the game to pop up from the patriots standpoint, no its not deflate gate or spy gate it just a simple fan pulling the fire alarm at the steelers hotel in the wee hours of the morning. all you can do is sit back and laugh at this. like can this organization play a playoff game without them or their fans doing something like that. all other things aside i think the steelers are the hottest team in the NFL. they are finding ways to win just look at last week giving up 2 TD”S and wining without scoring one if you are going to play them right now thats a scary thing. however we are talking about the patriots the winningest team in the last decade plus in the NFL. so like the games between these two teams usually are it will be one hell of a battle and whoever goes to the Super Bowl will have earned their way there.

My pick: Pittsburgh Steelers

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Welcome back to my sporting opinion and once again the weekend if finally here and that means playoff football is in full swing again. lets get to the predictions.

Starting with the Falcons and the Seahawks this one might be a tight game or may turn into a blowout. Seattle was not that strong last week and if start like that in Atlanta it could turn into a Falcons blowout, however if they came to play then it could be a very tight game however either way i think everyone is underestimating the Falcons and in my opinion the Falcons will beat the Seahawks.

My pick: Atlanta Falcons

The Saturday Night matchup i don't think will be as close as the Texans limp into this game only getting past the raiders because the raiders didn't have a health QB to play and ended up using their 3rd string QB. So unless they had a really good week of practice and can match the patriots offence. I think this will be a cake walk for the Pats.

My pick: New England Patriots

Now to Sunday and what has become the first game after some harsh weather has rolled through Kansas city. The packers vs Cowboys I think this will be a heck of a game if the Packers offence can keep up which will be hard as the Cowboys have been rolling and have one heck of a run game. either way this one will be fun to watch.

My pick: Dallas Cowboys

The Final game is my team the Steelers visiting the Kansas city Cheifs this one will be tight unless the Steelers can have the game they had early in the season where they beat the chiefs 43-10. I don't think it will be as easy to win this one for the steelers but as long as they are healthy i think they are going to be massively hard to beat as everything seems to be rolling for them.

My pick: Pittsburgh Steelers

Well folks there you have it another group of picks in the books have a good weekend and enjoy some good football.

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Welcome back to My sporting opinion and I think it would be fitting that the first post of the year is about what everyones attention is on this time of year the solid month of NFL playoffs so here we go.

Today we will talk Wild Card weekend and for the game that has just gotten under way I say this is an easy one to pick. Unfortunately for the Raiders they lost their QB only 2 weeks before the playoffs and it cost them a division title and in my opinion it will cost them a playoff game as well. it sucks that this game will probably boil down to that however my pick is the Texans.

My Pick: Houston Texans.

The Second Game today is the Lions and the Seahawks in Seattle. Now this one is tough because the Seahawks are usually unbeatable at home, however they have been an very up and down team this year and have only played 3 games all year against playoff teams so this will be a heck of a test as Detroit played hard in the race for the division title and looked like they were starting to roll even though they lost their last game of the season. so I think this one will come down to which Matt Stafford shows up and I think he will carry his team in this one and they will beat the Seahawks in a very tight game.

My pick: Detroit Lions

The Third game this weekend is My team good old steel town the Steelers hosting the Dolphins, now the last time these two met this season the Dolphins pulled off the win. however Big Ben was playing on one Knee. With Steel town on a 6 game winning streak going in and the fact that they have been at home for the last 3 weeks i think the steelers are well rested and rolling into this game. I think they should beat the Dolphins in a close enough game.

My pick: Pittsburgh Steelers

The Last game looks to be one of the best Match-ups the Giants who kept finding a way to win even when they are putting up less then 20 points a game vs the fast charging Packers who have been on fire coming into the playoffs. this one will be fun to watch and when the dust settles I think it will be the Packers that come out on top as the not putting up points will catch up to the Giants.

My pick: Green Bay Packers 

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Welcome back to my sporting opinion, today we look at what happened for the Jays to have thrown away the 2017 season. as you may have heard by now Edwin Encarnacion has singed with the indians. 

This all started when the Jays refused to offer more money to Edwin then they did to the ever more increasingly overrated Jose Bautista. i think at that point Edwin had made up his mind that the jays organization did not see his value. 

for me this is shocking and frustrating as it was so easy to see that Edwin was on the rise almost having a MVP season in 2016 and Jose has become the name of mediocrity. 

lets take a look at the numbers.

2014 Edwin 128 Games 75 Runs 34 HR’s 98 RBI’s                                               2015 Edwin 146 Games 94 Runs 39 HR’s 111 RBI’s                                             2016 Edwin 160 Games 99 Runs 42 HR’s 127 RBI’s

on top of these numbers in 2016 Edwin in all of MLB finished tied for 3rd in HR’s and finished second in RBI’s

now you look at Jose he has only played over 150 games in 2 out of the last 5 seasons as well as only having 2 seasons with 35 or more Hr’s in the last 5 years. just to add a little more he has only broke the 100 RBI mark twice in the last 5 years.

after all this is said. The point is the Jays Should have given Edwin what he was worth and that is MVP money. however they insulted him and now he is gone.

my prediction for the up coming season is if the jays bring back Bautista they won’t make the playoffs. so I hope they only let Edwin go because they already have a star player lined up.

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Welcome back to my sporting opinion today we look at what’s wrong with the oilers. I know you are going to say whoa buddy the Oil are not only in a playoff spot but tied for first in their division, what do you mean what’s wrong. well as we look at this season the oil has been up and down they win 3 then lose 2 or 3. or the lose 3 then win 4. they can't seem to win when they need to. no matter what the team does they just can’t seem to find the answer they change the players or coaches and now even buildings, yet they just seem like they can’t get over the hump and become a playoff team.

As I had a conversation about this earlier this week. it came to me when my buddy and I agreed that after all the changes and years of failure. it is the fact that the organization does not have accountability.

This organization has proven to their fans and even their oppenents that over the last decade they have become okay with losing. so much so that when the Fans called for changes the organization refused to listen to them to the point of fake firing two people in the organization yes I am talking about Kevin Lowe and Craig Mactavish. this is exactly what is wrong with the oilers Two men who clearly needed to be fired, instead the organization just moved them out of the public eye so that the public couldn't see what was wrong and they were not being held accountable.

What this all means is any players that come in sees this and knows that they will have a job no matter what as long as they can say they will do better we have seen players and even captain’s scoring barley 10 goals a season as a second line player, as well we have seen even the simplest of hockey basics eluding the oilers like not trying to put the puck up the middle in front of your own net. yet the oilers continue to do this, because there is no punishment.

look at what they do to these players that take dumb penalties or give away the puck and cost us games they get benched for a game or threatened to be traded and these punishments or so weak its not even funny. the oilers need to given some real punishment instead of benching a guy for a game they should bench a guy for a month. make the players believe that playing mediocre is not tolerated and this organizations goal is play to win.

the team needs to make players want to play here because players right now only want to come collect a pay cheque and have a summer vacation because they are done playing hockey in April.

simply said it’s time for a change.  

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Welcome back to my sporting opinion. today we look at the sprinkle of trades before the possible down pour of free agent frenzy. today there have been two so far.

First the Oilers traded Taylor Hall to the NJ Devils for Adam Larsson now in this trade I think both teams are getting exactly what they need. The oilers are getting a d-man which is more then over needed as well as gaining cap space, and the devils are getting a 20 goal scorer. The reason this is a good trade for the oilers is because they really need defence and needed to free up some cap space with the possibility of Lucic on the horizon and Hall is not stay health Hall as he has only played 2 full seasons in his career and as he gets older his recovery time will get longer and longer.

Now the surprise move of the big D-man PK to Nashville for Weber I think this is good for Montreal as Weber will give them the big shot from the point that they were looking for and a good big Defensive defence-man to kill penalties. for the preds PK will be a fresh high flying jolt to the preds D-core.

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Welcome back to my sporting opinion and today i want to send this one out to the man who proved that dreams come true DDP Diamond Dallas Page. 

As a wrestling fan it has been hard especially in the last decade to watch my wrestling heroes pass away way too young and way too soon. Now as I have heard and learned over the years the Wrestler life especially on the road and even more so when the lights go down on their career it’s hard to find that life outside  of wrestling without a little help. as history has shown it has been very difficult for many to make that transition.

Two of those stories could have had that all to familiar ending except for these stories have a hero know as DDP Diamond Dallas Page. I first heard about DDP Yoga and what Dallas was doing for Scott Hall and Jake the Snake Roberts on the Steve Austin Show podcast, and more recently I came across an Amazing Documentary on Netflix called The Resurrection of Jake the Snake. (if you have not watched it i strongly suggest you do so) 

After hearing and then seeing what DDP and the Accountability family have done for Jake and Scott I want to say THANK YOU to Dallas and all who helped Jake and Scott along the way, not just because you have saved two brothers that were falling but because you have proved to the world that With unconditional love, support,hard work and pure determination a fight against any addiction can be turned into a winning fight showing that peoples history does not determine their destiny. Thank you for showing so much love to Jake and Scott. By doing this you have not only saved them but you have save there kids and Grandkids, and I hope the world Wrestling fans and Non wrestling fans alike can see that dreams come true and you have people around you that love you and want to help you and together you can accomplish and overcome anything.

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Welcome back to my sporting and opinion and today we jump right in much like the soccer fans in Europe right now. As Euro 2016 has just started already we see 9 people severely injured and possibly more on the way as soccer fans from Russia and England have been rioting for 3 days. This is just simply stupid not going to say childish because this is just pure stupidity.

first off let me remind you it’s just a game and when people no matter what nationality or in what country there from take it farther then just a game that is when it becomes stupid you are disrespecting the game and disrespecting the other fans when you let stupidity shine through. 

this is the same stupidity that shines through when people that are protesting violence have a violent protest, where is the logic in that and when it comes to sports fan what could possibly be so bad that you would ever consider becoming violent and putting innocent people in danger? the answer is nothing pure and simply nothing. 

so the next time whatever sport it is comes on watch it or attend it with respect for the fans and the game. cheer for your team, boo the other team but never ever even consider violence and if you do it’s time to be smart and remove yourself from the situation. 

sports is for fun and enjoyment and if you forget that you shouldn't be involved. to those Russian and English soccer fans i say take yourself home and sit in a corner that right sit in a corner a stupid punishment for a stupid person, maybe you will learn something. what a joke of a human being you are.

thanks for reading below are some links to the stories and don't forget to share your sporting opinion.

http://www2.tsn.ca/bardown/Story.aspx?English+and+Russian+fans+fight+in+Marseille+riot+ahead+of+opening+match+between+the+two+nations&id=582063

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/10/euro-2016-england-fans-clash-with-marseille-riot-police-for-seco/