Ales Hemsky Should Be Ashamed To Wear An Oilers Jersey
Ales Hemsky is the most talented player to suit up for the Oilers since Messier departed for the New York Rangers back in the early 90s. However, talent does not necessarily equal results, and chronic underachiever Ales Hemsky is a perfect example how all the skill in the world isn’t enough to make a great hockey player.
The Edmonton Oilers are on life support in the NHL’s Western Conference playoff race. At the most crucial time of the season they have started to stumble, allowing teams like Anaheim, St. Louis and Nashville to overtake them. Though many point the finger of blame on long time Oilers’ coach Craig MacTavish in my opinion the onus has to be on the players. They are the ones who go out onto the ice and need to perform at a high level every night. If they cannot dig down and find the necessary drive to compete in these games then they are the ones that should shoulder the blame.
When the game and the season are on the line the players who
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