This goal was so huge. Without it, the run never even happens. I remember jumping up and down in the stands, high fiving the elderly 30 season ticket holders behind my seats. My face hurt because I was smiling so much.
I realized how much I love this player when I watched every minute of the sens/flames so I wouldn't miss one of his shifts. It was spooky to watch him in red and white.
Atleast I got a chance to say thanks on Sunday. He and the rest of the team are brunch regulars at a restaurant in my neighborhood. I never bother players, they get enough people interrupting their brunch, but knowing he was going to be dealt I had to go over and say thanks. I could see he genuinely appreciated it, and knew exactly why I had such a subdued tone.
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Still the best Oiler sequence in recent history IMO. That deke, and pass from Samsonov, to Hemsky putting them away late in the game.
My favourite scene is right after the goal is scored, Legace with the most defeated slump I've ever seen, perfectly symbolizing the moment, and then the Oilers jumping up and down with their arms and sticks raised in the air like a bunch of kids down center ice.
I'm going to miss Hemsky.
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Last April, the GM said PUBLICLY it would be best for Hemsky and the team if they went separate ways. I realize they talked privately first. If 83 had said that after the meeting, he would have gotten blasted.
MacT doesn't/can't follow through on one of his many promises.
Hemsky doesn't react negatively or whine or complain. He acts like a total pro and never bashes anyone. He was more professional and classy than management over the past year.
What does it say about the Oilers when you are happy that your favourite player gets to leave and gets a fresh start somewhere less toxic?
I wish him all the best. Very much under appreciated by much of the fanbase. He was loyal to the team. For a time, he was our best player. I hope that he is able to look back on his time here with few regrets.
Hemsky trending in Canada.
Stortini interview.
https://www.tsn.ca/radio/edmonton-1...rom-hockey-was-a-very-hard-decision-1.1347677
Hemsky trending in Canada.
Stortini interview.
https://www.tsn.ca/radio/edmonton-1...rom-hockey-was-a-very-hard-decision-1.1347677
Love stories like this. I miss Hemmer. One of the good ones.
Also, that Twitter handle is full of obnoxious takes. Yuck.
Honestly both of those players seem like genuinely nice guys too.If only Yak or JP had Hemsky’s attitude. He wasn’t perfect but he was a genuinely nice guy.
Love stories like this. I miss Hemmer. One of the good ones.
Also, that Twitter handle is full of obnoxious takes. Yuck.
Honestly both of those players seem like genuinely nice guys too.
Difference between them and Hemsky is that Hemsky was a good player.
Those other two aren’t.
Oh, is that him?Hemsky was a gem.
Oh, and Matt Henderson is a living obnoxious take.
They are trying to make me into a checker.....Nah, JP seems like a stubborn, somewhat arrogant guy who thinks he’s better than he is.
Yak was nice off the ice but he too was a stubborn dude on the ice.
Hemsky had his issues with stubbornness too (passing instead of shooting), but at least you could tell he was genuine and he didn’t complain when MacT gave him fourth line minutes to start his career or when he was demoted to lower lines with the emergence of Eberle.
They are trying to make me into a checker.....
Hemsky was a gem.
Oh, and Matt Henderson is a living obnoxious take.