An Open Letter To Ales Hemsky
by Derek Zona on Dec 31, 2011 3:10 PM MST
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PrintThat's actually what I'm writing to you about... I’m not sure if you’ve noticed but, there is something I have to point out. There seems to be a bit of smear campaign against you. Some of the media guys and bloggers are telling fans that you have no heart. They are forgetting everything you’ve been through with this team. They forget that the reason you got those injuries was because you wanted to win so badly. They think because you’re only now just starting to get healthy, and therefore have struggled a little offensively this season, that perhaps you don’t want to be in Edmonton (forgetting that you signed a long term deal at a discounted rate to stay).
--From an open letter to Ales Hemsky by Travis Dakin
I lifted the above passage from Travis' impassioned apology in advance and fan letter to Hemsky. Please follow the link to JSBM, the letter is a must read. I hope Hemsky reads it.
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I hope Hemsky reads it.
So do I – that’s tremendous. Thanks for the link!
by Chunklets on Dec 31, 2011 10:37 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
I read that and imagined my favorite player, Pavel Datsyuk, in the same situation and I felt like crying.
It’s a wonderful letter.
Random nonsense at @Baroque97
"It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time." --Sir Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965)
by Baroque on Jan 1, 2012 9:25 AM MST reply actions 1 recs
It’s at the point where part of me wants both Hemsky and Gagner to get dealt somewhere like Detroit or San Jose so they don’t have to deal with this joke of a franchise anymore.
by melancholyculkin on Jan 1, 2012 10:16 AM MST reply actions 2 recs
Who Do You Want to See Next Year
Hemmer or Tambo…I say sign Hemmer now, dump Tambo before the trade deadline!
by Otiepitotie on Jan 1, 2012 10:57 AM MST reply actions 3 recs
If Hemsky is traded for an actual, top 4, minute eating, defenceman we should be happy for the team and for Hemsky getting a fresh start. If he is traded for anything else, Lowe, Tambi and the rest of the cronies should be tossed out on thier collective asses.
by gcw_rocks on Jan 1, 2012 11:43 AM MST reply actions 1 recs
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