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From: lake@alberta.UUCP (Robert Lake)
Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: Edmonton "No Class" Oilers
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Date: Tue, 7-May-85 15:17:36 EDT
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I really don't see the need to defend the Oilers over an article as ludi-
crous as 5201@ucla-cs.ARPA.  But, just so I can educate Rick a bit, I will
anyway.  I can't fault the Oilers at all for wanting to humiliate the Black
Hawks.  Afterall, this is professional sport and the Black Hawks are after
the same trophy the Oilers are.  If such a loss can cause the Black Hawks
to become demoralized and start questioning their chances in the series,
then I think this is total justification for the Oilers actions. Besides,
I don't care if it is the Oilers or any other team, I think the fans deserve
to see both teams trying as hard as they can for an entire 60 minutes, rather
than having one team just sit on their lead.  With myself, I'd much rather
watch a blow out than see a team protect a lead.  It makes me appreciate much
more the skills of the better team.  As for Chicago getting mad - they might,
but it won't affect the outcome of the series.