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From: msc@cmu-cs-k.ARPA (Murray Campbell)
Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: Edmonton "No Class" Oilers
Message-ID: <391@cmu-cs-k.ARPA>
Date: Tue, 7-May-85 10:16:19 EDT
Article-I.D.: cmu-cs-k.391
Posted: Tue May  7 10:16:19 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 10-May-85 08:32:58 EDT
Organization: Carnegie-Mellon University, CS/RI
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> I'm sure many people will call tonight's Oiler 11-2 victory over the
> Black Hawks an awesome display of firepower. I call it a classless
> act.  (oh oh, it is gonna get warm around here)  With a 3 or 4 goal
> lead you might expect a team to try protecting it. Not the Oilers, they
> aren't content to beat a team - they have to humiliate them. What this
> does is make the league look bad, and give other teams a reason to gun
> for them. To keep pressing as hard as possible with a 10 goal lead isn't
> good hockey, it is a sign of, well, immaturity. Who knows, maybe Chicago
> will get mad now.
> 
> 			       Rick Gillespie
> 				  rick@ucla-cs

Well Rick has now revealed to all of us the *true* *object* of
hockey.  Not winning (how crude!).  And certainly not entertaining
the fans (who needs 'em anyway).  No, the object of the game is
to avoid hurting the opponent's feelings.  See how simple it is.
I imagine Rick would like to seeing the goal scorers consoling
the goalie.  "Don't feel bad, Gump.  It was all luck.  You had
brilliantly covered my intended shot by falling to the ice,
but, darn my luck, it went into the top of the net.  Can I buy
you a beer after the game?"

		Murray Campbell (msc@cmu-cs-k)