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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Given the Oilers play like a motley collection of individuals and finish 26th-30th virtually every year as a result, you are correct in noting that individuality tends to get punished in hockey, at least.
But yeah, if you are an 18-year-old rookie who goes hot dogging after scoring your second NHL goal to tie a meaningless October game, you are going to get called out for it.
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He had scored another goal a minute earlier that was waved off. He tied the game against the defending cup champions if I recall. And it was his second or third NHL game. The crowd went nuts, he's 18 and he got swept up in the moment.
There's all sorts of reasons to dislike yak and Edmonton. But we can do better than 'hey kid get off my lawn'