Player Discussion Adam Larsson (Hall talk will result in a thread ban)

[Bryanbryoil]

RIP Mr. Larsson, your son has always come across as a hard working and honest player which I'm sure is at least in part due to the core values that you helped to instill in him.

 

[oXo Cube]

RIP

I'm extremely fortunate to still have both of my parents. Take as long as is necessary, Adam.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Just lost my dad yesterday in the morning. My condolences to you are your family as well as Adam's.

Very sorry to hear that, my condolences to you and all others that have lost a parent in this thread. I cannot imagine the pain that all of you have felt.

 

[Emotive]

Such sad news. Poor Adam, wish him and his family the best. I wish as fans there was more we could do, but when he comes back we need to show him why Oil Country has the best fans in the world and that we are all here for him.

 

[Colin226]

Just saw the news. Wow, his father was so young. I feel awful for Adam and can’t imagine the feeling. I can remember when Adam was in his rookie season and really struggling with confidence issues. He went back to Sweden to be with his family and clear his mind. It always seemed like he was close with his family.

Definitely going to use this as reminder to myself to cherish the time with my parents more.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

He should just take as much time as he needs. So tragic, RIP Robert and my sympathies are with Adam and his Family.

 

[Del Preston]

That is just awful news.

 

[Paralyzer]

As awful as hearing the news, I'm glad Larsson was able to see his dad before he passed away. I lost my dad in 2007 and I wish I got to see him before he passed away. Those little moments are what matter.

Condolences and thoughts and prayers to you, Adam.

 

[LaGu]

Just lost my dad yesterday in the morning. My condolences to you are your family as well as Adam's.

I am so sorry to hear that, my deepest condonleances to you.

 

[joestevens29]

TSN article makes it sound like he died yesterday and that he was suppose to be at the game

 

[McGreat One]

Just lost my dad yesterday in the morning. My condolences to you are your family as well as Adam's.

So sorry to hear this man. While it's still tough to swallow most days, trust me when I say that it gets easier as time goes on. You find ways of dealing with it and your memories of him become happy ones.

If you ever need advice or just to chat someone who's been through it don't be afraid to message me. Take care my friend! All the best to you and your family.

 

[belair]

Condolences to Adam and his family.

 

[Captain Fantastic]

Strength to Adam and his family.. Terrible news.

 

[McFlash97]

Sad news. He was visiting his son in Edmonton when this happened. Only 50. Just tragic.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Damn, only 50 years old, gone way too young.

Poor Adam. I expect that the boys will play their hearts out for him when he returns.

 

[YakDavid]

Take as much time as you need. There are things more important than hockey.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

A devastating loss under any circumstance, but especially so considering Robert's age, the fact that he was visiting his son here and it supposedly happened suddenly. Loss puts everything in perspective and reaffirms that sports are are trivial and unimportant things in times like these. My condolences and thoughts to the Larsson family. Hope he takes all the time he needs to mourn his father's passing.

Sad to read the messages of all the posters here who have lost parents young as well. I lost my dad 20 years ago when I was 8 years old on vacation in Seattle due to a freak accident and it still gnaws away at me. You learn to cope, but it never really gets easier.

 

[EchoesoftheEighties]

Condolences to Adam and the Larsson family. I lost my dad 3 years ago at 21 and it still hurts.

 

[Drivesaitl]

My condolences to the entire Larsson family and to everybody else here that has suffered the loss of parent(s).

As mixed as it is the one thing I can offer as wisdom is when your parents die you have a kind of reawakening where you enter a different stage of your life and find out more about who you are yourself and what is meaningful to you individually and within your own families. Gone in time are the threads that connect you to those that raised you and imparted their own mores to you. This often enough even means new passions, that old ones die and to the extent of career change etc. You're never quite the same for good or bad.

I write this because passions are often altered significantly subsequent to loss.

That said what I've written is choice, and there are choices. Based on experiences, positive or negative, people retain or refute the influence of their origins and parents.

Finally, for any fathers son, and I suspect Adam was probably one, you enter a very strange place where the one who meant so much to you, who you always looked to please, to get better, to obtain the most you ever could, that person is gone. This requires internalizing ones own drive that much more.

cheers to all of you in your journeys.

 

[BahlDeep]

I moved from Montreal to Toronto because I got hired last march. My first day at work, my dad was hospitalized. He passed away 3 months later.I'm only 24 and sometimes I still can't believe it He passed away the day before I was writing my CFA exam. He told every family member and friends to not write anything on social medias and to tell me after my exam that he passed away. My deepest prayers to Larsson and his family. Loved him as a Devil, and I'm glad you guys are enjoying him too.

 

[48g90a138pts]

Such sad news. Condolences go out to Adam and his family.

Just lost my dad yesterday in the morning. My condolences to you are your family as well as Adam's.

I'm truly sorry for your loss.

 

[Better Call Sal]

All of us Devil fans still have a soft spot for Adam and wish him well going forward. Seeing this news yesterday was so awful, I can't even imagine the pain of losing your father at such a young age. My condolences to Adam and everyone in this thread who has lost a parent. I hope he takes all the time he needs.

 

[wokwithme]

just awful news...especially since he was visiting his son here
RIP Mr. Larsson

This is one thing that stands out for me; he was visiting when it happened. maybe others dont see it the way i do , in a time of such loss, but i see it as a blessing that he got to come over from sweden to watch adam play and spend time with him (during what most NHL teams set aside as the father/sons games/trips).
Absolutely terrible loss and my deepest condolences to the Larsson family.

Pretty awesome that they were able to spend time together at the end though. death seldom calls with advance notice. got to make every moment count...which is difficult in this impossibly rat-race, illusion filled, instant gratification, messed up world weve made for ourselves.

BTW...Adam has become, through his hard work, my favorite Oiler during his time here. I respect him immensely and i know the Oilers will give him every bit of time he needs.

 

[wokwithme]

Just lost my dad yesterday in the morning. My condolences to you are your family as well as Adam's.

sorry to hear that.

 

[sepHF]

Terrible news to hear, as others have said this is a time where hockey takes the back seat. I can't even imagine, I truly feel for him and all the other posters here who have suffered similar losses. Stay strong guys.