"Nail"ed It; Top 10 Celly's

Hockey fans are always finding something to complain about. Whether it's about a potential suspendable hit or a missed offsides call, you can always tune in to ESPN NHL Network and hear a current controversial issue.

The newest argument is over a celebration done by rookie sensation Nail Yakupov. The first overall pick by Edmonton in last years draft was standing right next to the net down a goal in a game against the defending champions, the Los Angeles Kings. A shot ricocheted off of Jonathan Quick's leg pad and Yakupov batted the puck in out of mid air, tying the game and putting the Rexall Place in a frenzy with 4 seconds left on the game clock.

Review of Opening Weekend in NHL

 Hockey at long last.
We waited through endless negotiations and we can finally sit back and watch our sport. It's been a grueling and seemingly unnecessary process but at least we got to where we are.

Although there was much excitement surrounding the first week of games, it was evident that something was wrong.

This was a wonderful weekend for the NHL.
However, it was NOT a great weekend for hockey.

End of the 2012-2013 Lockout

16 hours.

In 16 hours you can watch the entire Rocky movie series one and a half times.

In 16 hours you can watch James Cameron's Titanic five times.

And in 16 hours you can put to rest the 113 day NHL lockout.

I went to bed last night while the NHL and the NHLPA were pounding away with their meetings. I left my phone on vibrate on the slim chance that something gets settled. Sure enough at 5 AM, a good 16 hours after their meeting started (12:43 PM the day before), my phone exploded with 40 texts in a minute. And that's how I started my day.

Who Should Present the Stanley Cup?

3.

That's the number of NHL lockouts under commissioner Gary Bettman.

Gary Bettman's tenure as commissioner is a controversial one. Most people just hate Bettman for the sake of hating him. Canadians hate him for bringing hockey to the south. American hockey fans hate him for lockouts and other things. And every other non-hockey fan just uses him as the target of all their jokes, how he's ruining a sport that nobody cares about.

The jury is still out with regard to whether or not this is deserved hate (Puck Daddy wrote an excellent article debating this very topic on Bettman's 20th year anniversary) but however you look at it, there will always be hate for this man.