Being a hockey and stars fan in south Texas, i don't know what was worse having something like this happen to my team, or going to school the next day knowing what an amazing once in a lifetime thing like this happen and no one at school would know what i was talking about because they don't watch hockey.
+ZFKATNBADGER40 No offense meant, but your team still won, though, right? In fact they came all the way back from being down 4-1 on the Oil's home ice to do it. Not to mention that Stefan scored your team's first goal, if I'm not mistaken. So you went to school the next day with your team having beaten Edmonton on the road. Plus you made the playoffs that year. Doesn't sound too bad to me. :)
He tries to go to his backhand and the hockey gods say "NOPE" and the puck takes a bounce that I'm pretty sure breaks the laws of physics, I feel so bad for this guy.
Christopher Johnson screw the fact the Sedins went after him, Martin Havlat was picked near the end of the first round and he has more points than Stefan has games played.
@@christopherjohnson1873 To be fair, Brian Burke did a whole lot of dealing in order to get the Sedins. He traded the Thrashers the first overall pick in exchange for a promise that they would pick Stefan. Atlanta wanted to get the 1st overall pick for prestige ahead of their inaugural season.
I'm sorry, people, but I feel sorry for Patrik Stefan here and think he gets a raw deal. The puck (watch at 0:53) takes an absolutely unearthly, anti-gravitational leap that would have thrown anyone off. Then in the last few seconds everything came perfectly together for the Oil to tie (great for them & their fans -- not taking anything away, though they went on to lose). I just hate it when in sports certain athletes are unfairly portrayed too harshly (as this announcer did to PS after the incredible play -- "That does not belong in the NHL" ... pullease!).
"Shot the puck like a man" ... yeeeah. Fine, but what a bunch of women play in the NHL, then, since we've all seen dozens of the best ever do that very thing -- slide it on in. The odds of what happened to Stefan were half-a-million to one.
pnutbutrncrackers would love to agree with you, but it doesnt matter that it jumped. patrick stefan is an NHL hockey player. he plays in the best hockey league in the world with the best players and coaches. it is simply unacceptable to make a mistake like that. that would be like a major leaguer forgetting to touch home on a game tying home run in the 9th inning, or a wide reciever dropping a ball as he walks into the end zone untouched, or an NBA player missing a game-tying breakaway layup. simply unacceptable at the proffessional level... no sympathy.
Did you even attempt to read/understand my comment? I'm calling him an idiot FOR skating up to the net... You don't do that... You take the fucking shot at the blue line, and if you can't make that shot, then why the hell are you in th NHL
"At least I thought he was gonna, until he blew it!" lol and the weird bounce is no excuse on that play so don't tell me it could've happened to anyone, an empty-net breakaway is not a difficult play to make
***** I'm very disappointed with the Seahawks, I read in the newspaper that there were allegations that they threw the game in order to win bets that they placed against themselves. If that's true, I'm done watching football. Dishonesty for money in sports really turns me off.
BlackVelvetDaydream ....hate to break it to you but professional sports is a business nowadays. The higher-ups predetermine the outcome of a game not the players.
Suitedup1111 He's a NHL player with a million dollar salary he's not supposed to do that. And he ought to take to criticism for it. And he should be embarrassed, that was horrible, and the commentator said, does not belong in the national hockey league.
+Robert V you dont need to worry about that buddy. I just got back from a hockey playoff game with 2 of my friends while you searched for some random kids on the internet to talk shit on
Well this broadcast is from Sportsnet West, which is Edmonton's station, not Dallas'. If you look at other videos, there is a commentator with less enthusiasm than this, because that is Dallas' broadcast station. So obviously this is going to be a little biased if the people commentating are only doing it for Oilers fans.
I was at the game, and you know what? I have yet to see a crazier, more awesome, epic goal/moment in hockey. This is just crazy. If I told someone 5 years ago that someone would miss the empty net with 8 seconds to go from 2 feet away, and then the team that pulled their goalie scores with 2.0 to go, you'd have said I'm crazy. If I say it'll happen again...You'll still tell me I'm crazy. Go oilers Go!
was watching it w/ my girlfriend at the time who was sleeping. When Hemmer scored, I was yelling like crazy and woke her up. It was well worth facing her wrath. BEST PLAY EVER!!
I was at this game! My feelings went from dread, to laughing, to pissing my pants with enthusiasm when Hemmers potted it. I also love that Stefan is no longer in the NHL haha
It's weird because Peter Loubardias is the Flames announcer. For some reason he was put on an Oiler game that night, and I'm so glad he was. Amazing call.
Two good Edmonton friends of mine this was the first NHL game they ever went to...they said a good number of fans left around the 5:00 mark but they figured they'd stay for the full thing. They said the noise in Rexall was deafening the moment Stefan lost the puck...from where they were the fans even drowned out the horn!
