We have seen record breaking goal totals scored here in the past and watched many Hallof Famers celebrate their achievment with proper respect and ettiquette towards their opposition,the Oilers do not disrespect teams,the Oilers are an offensive run and gun team that honestly tells you they are going to light you up for 60 mins and this is no different than telling another team that you will shut them out.If a defensive minded team catches you on a bad night and rubs salt in your wounds you earn the right to smash them,but if a high scoring offensive team lights you up respectfully you just shake your head all night long and enjoy the show with everyone else,lick your wounds later and pity the next team down the road.
There are rules in the NHL for abuse of other players and teams,if you get out of line you are dealt with punatively,and we hardly ever see this action in the NHL,many many cool celebrations but very little disrespect,guys like Avery are few and far between.
I hope Nail scores 30 goals and we see 30 different cool respectful celebrations,this is the NHL and its designed to entertain the fans ,its not all about the players and after this recent work stoppage the NHL better pray for guys with personality and pizzaz,these things are as important as toughness and truculance,ha ha ha.
So far Yakupov has shown himself to be a respectful country type of guy,half the media darts go right past him--he reminds me of Wayne Gretzky in a way,he just doesnt get a lot of the negativity stuff because he doesnt think that way naturally.
Once Smid starts playing his Discomusic in the dressing room Yakupov will tune it down a little,ha ha ha ha.
I am impressed with Yakupovs size and strength on the ice,I think he will fill out and surprise a few people.He looks like he is good for another ten or fifteen pounds.
Rock on Nail,if you kiss the girl you get to dance,score as many as you can and dance as much as you want ,just stay respectful like Sam Gagner and you will be alright.Watch the Big Night and emulate that because it was pure professionalism,you will see it nightly playing with him but watch the video and his body language and how he gained an advantage by not providing the opposition with any fuel to sart fires with,he just calmly took them to pieces in a very respectfull manner,things could easily have gotten ugly but he controlled the entire ice surface with that attitude and professionalism.Like a true Oiler.
