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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
The Oiler hate towards Chuky is so bizarre. Don’t get me wrong, I get why he’s not likeable to opposition fans and teams, but this vilification of him by the Oilers fans, media and players (maybe just Kassian) is truly perplexing. This notion that he needs to pay the piper..... but for what?
I said this last year after Kassian attacked him in the one meaningful game we had against them, but it’s just so weird. He’s literally done nothing to them. Last night was the most he’s done, which was throw 3 clean hits against arguably their most physically capable player, not McD, not Drai. And for that one of our best players needs to pay the piper? It’s just messed!
When LA came knocking for Chuky, that was fine, he threw an elbow, on an actual star, and he obliged by fighting. This Oilers storyline is just pure fabrication.
Also telling what type of player Kassian is. Tgat reaction, only warranted (maybe) if he was defending hits on McD, he literally blew up trying to defend his own pride. Selfish player, no control, bad team Nate and cost his team a huge game,
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Last year's game was about face washing as some unparalleled foul that needed to be answered.
In the same game Gaudreau was hit from behind in the boards, Tkachuk was essentially slew footed by Draisaitl, and McDavid took Backlund down by the neck in a calf roping incident.