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Originally Posted by Wastedyouth
What a piglet. How does he even skate when he is that out of shape? |
When is that picture from? He certainly looked fatter this year before training camp than in this pic that looks more like his midseason condition. I can tell you that on a lot of teams that level of conditioning in the picture above would be teetering on unacceptable (still carries a spare tire) let alone how fat he came to camp this season. I get that he's probably one of those guys that naturally has issues keeping the weight off but he gets paid an awful lot of money to be the best player on his team and with that should come the onus to be in the best shape possible and it's pretty clear he is not. As has been said it's also poor leadership when young players see the guy they are supposed to look up to not take care of his body or his job as seriously as he should. You only have to look at the Leafs performance annually to see that leadership in the locker room is in fact something that is lacking but I wouldn't expect an Oilers fan to be able to comprehend the value of leadership in a locker room.