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Time of India
2 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Edmonton Oilers shut up the critics including one of Hockey's loudest voices
The Edmonton Oilers were called soft, one-dimensional, and counted out before the playoffs began. But now, they're proving everyone wrong with tough, smart hockey that has taken them to the Stanley Cup Final. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Even one of their loudest critics has changed his tune. The Oilers are no longer just skilled, they're strong, balanced, and ready to win. Edmonton Oilers quiet doubters and win respect from their harshest critic The Drop Episode 48 | Califournia Daryl 'Razor' Reaugh isn't just any voice in hockey. He's a freshly minted Hockey Hall of Fame media inductee and a longtime Dallas Stars commentator with a knack for bold, biting takes. For two straight seasons, he predicted the Oilers would be steamrolled by the Stars if they ever met in the playoffs. And this year, he doubled down before the series began, declaring on the Stars' official podcast that Dallas would 'flush them in relatively short order. ' Instead, it was the Oilers who did the flushing, knocking out the Stars in just five games with a lethal mix of grit, precision, and defensive mastery. Reaugh, to his credit, didn't dodge the fallout. Instead, he sounded like a man who had seen a ghost or rather, a team transformed. Appearing on The Ticket Top 10 radio show, Reaugh delivered what sounded more like admiration than analysis. 'The Oilers' elites all rolled up their sleeves and really did embrace blue collar work and responsibility and driven defending, McDavid, Draisaitl, Ryan Nugent Hopkins, Bouchard, all these a tough team to overcome,' he admitted. And the compliments didn't stop there. Reaugh noted how Edmonton's stars—Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, and Evan Bouchard—did more than just dazzle. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now They defended. They are disciplined. They didn't step on each other's toes, but executed with precision and unity, a rarity in a league often dominated by solo acts. That kind of buy-in isn't just impressive, it's terrifying for opponents. Reaugh's turnaround, while commendable, highlights a broader hockey truth: The Oilers are no longer a finesse-first, figure-it-out-later franchise. They're structured. They're balanced. And, most importantly, they're dangerous on both ends of the ice. Also Read: This postseason, the Oilers didn't just win games, they won back respect. And in doing so, they may have just silenced their loudest doubter, at least until the puck drops again.
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Review: Norwegian Aqua taps into Gen X for Port Canaveral debut
You don't have to be in Generation X to enjoy Norwegian Cruise Line's new ship, but it doesn't hurt. An osprey stops by The Haven, Norwegian Cruise Line's ship-within-a-ship concept for suite-level guests, on board the new Norwegian Aqua on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) The 10-deck dry slide The Drop is lit up on board Norwegian Cruise Line's new Norwegian Aqua. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) Blue is the night light of choice for Norwegian Cruise Line's new Norwegian Aqua. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) The Ocean Boulevard promenade on Deck 8 is lit up at night on board Norwegian Cruise Line's new Norwegian Aqua. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) Norwegian Aqua's Sukhothai is the first Thai specialty restaurant on board a Norwegian Cruise Line ship. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) Norwegian Aqua's Sukhothai is the first Thai specialty restaurant on board a Norwegian Cruise Line ship. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) Norwegian Aqua's Sukhothai is the first Thai specialty restaurant on board a Norwegian Cruise Line ship. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) The Metropolitan Bar is one of the venues getting more seats on board Norwegian Cruise Line's new Norwegian Aqua. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) A traditional tandoor oven is used to make naan at Indulge Food Hall on board Norwegian Cruise Line's new Norwegian Aqua. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) The Observation Lounge wraps around 270 degrees of the top decks of Norwegian Cruise Line's new Norwegian Aqua. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) An organized beer pong table is among a slew of games in The Stadium area on board Norwegian Cruise Line's new Norwegian Aqua seen docked in Miami on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) Rock venue Syd Norman's is a popular smaller music concept on board Norwegian Cruise Line's new Norwegian Aqua. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) Unique shadows are cast on Ocean Boulevard, the wraparound promenade deck on board Norwegian Cruise Line's new Norwegian Aqua. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) The glass walkway is part of the wraparound Ocean Boulevard on Deck 8 of Norwegian Cruise Line's new Norwegian Aqua seen docked in Miami on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) The adults-only Vibe Beach Club seen on board Norwegian Cruise Line's new Norwegian Aqua when docked in Miami on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) Hasuki, the teppanyaki venue on board Norwegian Cruise Line's new Norwegian Aqua is one of the venues with extra seating. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) The Aqua Game Zone features a variety of new and old video games along with virtual reality rides and other games on board Norwegian Cruise Line's new Norwegian Aqua. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) "Revolution: A Celebration of Prince" features part of the audience watching as if at a concert aboard Norwegian Cruise Line's new Norwegian Aqua while docked in Miami on April 13. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) The Haven, reserved for higher end guests, has its own infinity pool on board Norwegian Cruise Line's new Norwegian Aqua. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) NAMA sushi has an updated design on board Norwegian Cruise Line's new Norwegian Aqua. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) Hidden away on the ship is the new venue Swirl wine bar on board Norwegian Cruise Line's new Norwegian Aqua. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) Hidden away on the ship is the new venue Swirl wine bar on board Norwegian Cruise Line's new Norwegian Aqua. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) New seating arrangements take shape on Ocean Boulevard, the wraparound walkway on Deck 8 on board Norwegian Cruise Line's new Norwegian Aqua on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) Norwegian Cruise Line's new ship Norwegian Aqua sits anchored offshore from the line's private Bahamas island Great Stirrup Cay on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) Norwegian Cruise Line's new ship Norwegian Aqua sits offshore from the line's private Bahamas island Great Stirrup Cay on April 15. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) Norwegian Cruise Line's new ship Norwegian Aqua sits offshore from the line's private Bahamas island Great Stirrup Cay on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) Norwegian Cruise Line's new ship Norwegian Aqua sits offshore from the line's private Bahamas island Great Stirrup Cay on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) Norwegian Aqua sails into PortMiami ahead of its April 13 christening ceremony. (Courtesy/NCL) Norwegian Aqua, as seen docked with Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas in the background at PortMiami for Aqua's christening ceremony on April 13. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) Norwegian Aqua sails into PortMiami ahead of its April 13 christening ceremony. (Courtesy/NCL) The top deck of the new Norwegian Aqua cruise ship features the Aqua Slidecoaster, which is part roller coaster, part water slide, seen here while the ship was docked at PortMiami ahead of its christening ceremony on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) Norwegian Aqua sails into PortMiami ahead of its April 13 christening ceremony. (Courtesy/NCL) Norwegian Aqua is docked at PortMiami for its christening ceremony on April 13, 2025. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) Norwegian Aqua seen docked in PortMiami for its christening ceremony on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) Norwegian Aqua seen with the Miami skyline in the background as the ship was docked at PortMiami for its christening ceremony on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel) Show Caption1 of 36The Aqua Slidecoaster is part roller coaster, part water slide offering a thrilling, wet option on board Norwegian Cruise Line's new Norwegian Aqua. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel)Expand Norwegian Aqua debuted earlier this month with a christening ceremony in Miami, but will spend the summer sailing out of Port Canaveral. The first of four ships in what the line calls its Prima Plus class, it's about 10% larger than 2022's Norwegian Prima and 2023's Norwegian Viva. With the extra space, the line has added larger cabins, more seats in the restaurants and, for those in of a laugh, you might manage to find somewhere to sit for the comedy show. While the ship offers many of the same features of its smaller sister ships including the popular Indulge Food Hall (now with a vegetarian-focused offering), a 10-deck dry drop slide and a crazy collection of outdoor games from mini golf to darts to beer pong, there's some major shifts and some unique tweaks that make it its own vessel worth a sail. Here are some of the best: Party like it's 1999: The big stage show offering on board is 'Revolution: A Celebration of Prince.' The line partnered with the late musician's estate to create a whirlwind production pulling from crowd-pleasing hits while opening up the stage floor for passengers to watch the show like it was a concert. It's not just musicians on stage, though, but acrobatics, choreography and even a fashion show shoehorned into less than an hour. 'Structurally the way the show is designed, we didn't want it to be sort of biographical. We didn't want it to be linear. We wanted to sort of structure the show in these kind of sections, these thematic sections,' said Bryan White, vice president of entertainment production for NCL's parent company. 'So one of the sections, we internally call it roots. Another section we call relationships. So once we had that kind of framing device, we were able to take our long list of songs and say, 'Here's what we think musically is going to sound interesting.'' The end result jumps around, and gets you 'Little Red Corvette' and 'When Doves Cry' as well as some deep cuts and even mashups like one that pairs 'Kiss' with with Prince protege group Vanity 6's 'Nasty Girl.' Other shows on board include a jaw-dropping revamp of a popular NCL original aerialist and magic show called 'Elements: The World Expanded' and the return of a Fleetwood Mac 'Rumours' show, all running under an hour. Plus for all those children of the 80s who ever spent a day home sick from school, the line is bringing back 'The Price is Right LIVE' game show for some sailings. Hold on tight: NCL got rid of the go-kart track found on its sister ships and replaced it with an adrenaline-inducing ride called the Aquacoaster that combines a roller coaster and water slide. A pair of two-seater rafts slowly crawl into place on a rising ramp. What riders don't see is a massive mechanical arm creeping up behind them like the hand of God and hurling them up the ramp and into a high-speed ride whipping around a classic water slide tube. While the line says it's the first hybrid roller coaster and water slide, it's similar to Disney Cruise Line's AquaDuck and AquaMouse, but only if Mickey and Donald had taken 10 shots of espresso. Level up: The Aqua Game Room is right up the alley for anyone who used to hit the arcade with a pocket full of quarters. But while it pays homage to the classics including Pac-Man, Centipede and Donkey Kong among others, it's not stuck in the 80s. There are virtual reality simulators and updated racing and shooting games. There are also ticket-spitting fan favorites like Skee-Ball and Whack-a-Mole and even a mini bowling alley. Thai food: The ship has specialty restaurants galore bringing back its popular steakhouse, teppanyaki, sushi, French, Mediterranean and Mexican venues, but it's now home to the line's first dedicated Thai offering, Sukhotahi. The menu doesn't disappoint. The tom kha gai soup with a magical mix of coconut milk, lemongrass and lime will set Thai food fan bellies in a good place before diving into entrees like yellow, green and red curries, cashew chicken, pad Thai and roasted duck. Red red wine: Boat drinks with little straws are fine and all, but fans of the divine grape will be pleased with Swirl, a small but unique wine venue nestled away on Deck 6 behind the more expansive Whiskey Bar with just a few seats. The venue offers vintages from around the world. Wine not your thing? There are 13 other bars on board that have you covered. Overall, if people enjoyed the layout of the Prima and Viva ships from NCL, they'll enjoy the extra space of Norwegian Aqua. Finding a seat won't be as challenging. A walk around the outdoor deck 8 promenade will still be inviting. And the entertainment on board keeps skewing a little younger. Generationally, this isn't your grandparents' cruise ship. In fact, you might just be the grandparent now. Norwegian Aqua will continue seven-night Eastern Caribbean sailing from Port Canaveral through August before a stint in New York. It will return to Florida sailing out of Miami this October.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
DJ Paulette & LF System to headline club night raising funds for mental health
An event series raising funds for music industry mental health will be coming to one of Manchester's newest clubs this spring. Amber's on Oxford Road, a new multi-room club with a strict 'no phone' policy, will host the monthly series, whose finale in May will be headlined by local house music legend DJ Paulette. Taking over hosting duties on the other two dates are international DJ Turno, and Scottish duo LF System whose breakout single 'Afraid to Feel' spent eight weeks at number one in 2022. READ MORE: The magical north west town surrounded by mountains that's like somewhere from a fairy tale READ MORE: Jellycat's iconic fish and chip van experience arrives at new Manchester store Known as 'the Drop', the series is a collaboration between Skiddle and music/mental health enterprise Headstock. Proceeds from each event will support a number of music mental health charities. As well as this, organisers say they hope to showcase how dance music can 'stimulate feelings of joy and connection through shared experiences'. Headstock founder Atheer al-Salim said: "We believe passionately in the power of music and shared experience to positively impact our mental and emotional well-being. "The Drop is the embodiment of this belief." DJ Paulette added in a statement: "Music and dancing is a simple but beautiful way to bring people together. "To connect and unify while moving our bodies, lifting our spirits and freeing our minds. See you on the dancefloor." Described as an 'evening rave experience', the events will run from 18:30 to 23:00 on three Thursdays from March to May. The headline sets will be supported by emerging local talent - and programming is to be supported by Warehouse Project. Selected charities for The Drop | Spring Season are: - Thursday 27th March – Turno (Music Minds Matter) - Thursday 24th April – LF SYSTEM (Nordoff & Robbins) - Thursday 15th May – DJ Paulette (Nordoff & Robbins) Early bird tickets for all three events go on sale at 9am GMT on Tuesday 18th February from as little as £7 (£5 for students & Blue Light Members). Tickets will be available via Skiddle here.
