For what Eberle and Schultz were getting paid the entire city could boo me and throw garbage at me while I'm walking in WEM with my kids. This is the type of player that is coming out of Junior now, weak minded, entitled, everyone has to cater to me personalities.
Exactly
These guys are absolutely idolized as Gods. It's only when they fail in their effort, not in performance, have I ever seen this fanbase as a group turn on players. To me it is all justified. And yes there is a line. Jordan Eberle certainly was no where near it.
For this fella, or anyone for that matter, to believe that a professional athlete - who is so sheltered from everyday nuances - is affected by fans booing his performance, is absurd. The simple solution is to perform better. Or in Jordan's specific case, put in an effort.
As well for the author (or perhaps it was other posters) who referenced other players with similar situations, I'll agree. Carson, Shultz, et al were sent packing. Rightly so! Again for the same reason as Eberle. No effort. I remember every single one of those POSs. Loved them too when they were here and worked hard. But happy to see the go if and when they didn't. Entitled asshats. Remember Jason Arnott? He was a brash kid that only spoke his mind truthfully and got run out of town. That was for only being honest about floating through 1 game!!!
If you are that talented, have worked that hard on your body, conditioning, regime, routine, diet, education, commitment, etc by the time you are 17/18 years old, you are from Canada, you have a shot at a lifelong (to that point) career dream, and you don't know what it would be like playing in a hockey hotbed market? That would be rather foolish, ill prepared, or most likely - poor character. Which is what I suspect of all these players who have been shipped out.
I feel the same way I always used to feel when I heard musicians and rock stars talking about their fans or an album that didn't sell very good or something not quite right. They usually said something along the lines of - That's why I hate commercialism, or - We made this album more for ourselves and our fans not the public. What BS. Like you don't want to sell albums and merch and make money. Right. Same as these players then. Go to Europe then if it's so good.
Goodbye.
And grow up.
Oh, and I cannot remember the last time I've ever gotten a $40 ticket to an Oilers game. Honestly do they exist?
And - WhoTF is this 'shoop' guy?!! Dead on with your responses!
