Mark Spector🇨🇦🇺🇦

Sr. columnist, Past President, Professional Hockey Writers' Association. Author of Battle of Alberta and Road to Gold. Skier of bumps.

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Playing for the second time in 24 hours, the Flyers held the Canucks to just six shots through 40 minutes.

“There’s actually no excuse for that. It’s unacceptable to show up like this.” (@imacSportsnet) https://t.co/FKP9te0aoU

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Lost in Edmonton amid the team's fast start is that the Oilers just might have found the goalie they've been seeking in Devon Levi.

@SportsnetSpec has more on Levi's latest performance, which helped the Oilers beat the Rangers without their best game. https://t.co/0IRf1uOx5J

[Eric Engels @EricEngels]

Here’s the quiet part out loud: If you’re bold enough to demand a trade two years into the seven-year deal you were given to be a franchise goaltender, surely you can be bold enough to demand the net in your first return to the city you asked out of.

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Up next on The @TomGazzola Show...

@SportsnetSpec recaps a winning weekend in Edmonton talking #LetsGoOilers and #GoElks.

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Coming Up Next on @Sports1440 we have @HelloHockeyShow with @TomGazzola & @bellezy7!

9:20: @TheFourthPeriod
9:40: @pisani_34
10:00: @jojolats

Watch Here: https://t.co/jifEbeKLXj

[Mark Spector🇨🇦🇺🇦 @SportsnetSpec]

Here's the Helleson hit on McDavid.
Replays at the 1:15 mark.

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MCDAVID GOES INTO THE NET HARD AND VASILY PODKOLZIN STANDS UP FOR HIS CAPTAIN AFTERWARDS

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EDM media asked both McDavid and Babcock, "What's a D-man supposed to do then, when 97 drives then net?"
The answer: Beat him there and hit him; hit him on the way there; hit him when he has the puck.
But once you're beat, you're beat.
We dig in here.

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The hit he took Thursday night runs a little deeper for McDavid. And he was passionate in his post-game remarks.

"Obviously, it’s a play that is a little sensitive to me. Those are plays that I’ve been really, really hurt on before." (@SportsnetSpec) https://t.co/09lPa4ZFfS

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Up next on The @TomGazzola Show...

@SportsnetSpec recaps the #LetsGoOilers loss to open their homestand.

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https://t.co/ePtFeCUuvR

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The hit he took Thursday night runs a little deeper for McDavid. And he was passionate in his post-game remarks.

"Obviously, it’s a play that is a little sensitive to me. Those are plays that I’ve been really, really hurt on before." (@SportsnetSpec) https://t.co/09lPa4ZFfS

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Despite the loss, Oilers Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl & Evan Bouchard are the first teammate trio with 30 points each through 17 GP since Lemieux, Jagr & Francis (Penguins) in 1995-96

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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 363rd career penalty minute passes Dave Brown for the 45th most in #oilers franchise history

[Mark Spector🇨🇦🇺🇦 @SportsnetSpec]

Westin Cardwell is tonight's emergency EBUG.

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Fun Fact: because Oilers are using their EBUG Brett Epp as the backup tonight, they had to call in the old EBUG to work.
So we have an EBUG for the EBUG tonight in EDM, likely a first.
@SWhyno ?

[Mark Spector🇨🇦🇺🇦 @SportsnetSpec]

Fun Fact: because Oilers are using their EBUG Brett Epp as the backup tonight, they had to call in the old EBUG to work.
So we have an EBUG for the EBUG tonight in EDM, likely a first.
@SWhyno ?

[Mark Spector🇨🇦🇺🇦 @SportsnetSpec]

A guy messes with your best player, this is the proper response.

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Vasily Podkolzin received the only five-minute penalty for fighting following this incident with Drew Helleson

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McDavid returns to the game, drills Carlsson with a hard shoulder.

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With Tristan Jarry ill, EBUG Brett Epp dresses as the Oilers' backup tonight.
Matt Tomkins the starter.

[Mark Spector🇨🇦🇺🇦 @SportsnetSpec]

@DKingBH Formenton fits the skating part. Awaiting the competing part however.

[Mark Spector🇨🇦🇺🇦 @SportsnetSpec]

Well done Jason.
No one uses their platform to help more kids than this guy.

[Jason Gregor @JasonGregor]

Thank you to all the sponsors, pizzerias, volunteers and ticket buyers who came to the 8th annual Jason Gregor Pizza Pigout. We raised over $44K for @KSEdmonton. Thanks to Cook County for hosting. We will be back again next year. Please join us.

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The Maple Leafs are a team designed for two lines to dominate.

Which is why they need more from William Nylander, @lukefoxjukebox writes. https://t.co/QmHylvwneB