KlimasLoveChild
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- Feb 25, 2012
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You look at Ales Hemsky's game and you see a lot of whats wrong with the Edmonton Oilers. For years he has been over hyped and under delivered. For years it has been all flash and dash and no results. What can he do for you? I'd say he is one of the best in the league at rushing the puck from blue line to blue line while beating 2 guys in the process. Only to then cough if up with an ill timed pass, get rubbed out on the wall with little resistance or worse case resulting in a blue line turn over and the opposition jamming it right back down our throats. Does he shoot the puck? Rarely. Does he play it tough? Some would like to say so but seriously when is the last time he initiated a hit. Rushing down the wall and getting destroyed every time doesn't say you are tough. I rarely see him do the little things that are necessary to win games. This has to be an awful example to the young guys. This really shouldn't be a surprise considering his whole " I'm not a defensive player" bs he pulled when MacT was here. It's true he is awful in his own end I'll give him that. I'd love for him to just once hold his position on the wall and chip the puck to the neutral zone with a defenceman bearing down on him. His "patented" dump behind his own net to the opposition while watching with his thumb up his arse while they score isn't working. He has done that like three or four times this year!! How is that acceptable to anyone?! Much like the rest of the vets on this team he certainly isn't showing the way. I for one am growing tired of his act. The brilliant play you make every ten games isn't doing it for me anymore. Finally back to the toughness aspect. Did anyone else notice his fly by a few weeks ago when Jones was being clobbered by Benn? It happened right in front of him and he just put on the blinders and cruised on by. I'm not saying Ales Hemsky is going to go fill in Jamie Benn but come on man show something!!! That was disgusting and the team is certainly following that lead. They don't stick up for each other and its sad. It must be awful for mike brown being the only guy expected to respond to every physical challenge. There was a point where he was battling in front last night where he was surrounded by four Preds and zero help from his teammates who casually skated over after the refs had stepped in. It's pretty disgusting actually. Anyways I'm sick of typing so I'll leave it at that. Hemsky leaving would be a start. I see big changes this summer!!