 RDOilerfan
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Registered: January 2016
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I was pretty disappointed to hear that the Oilers had this memorial on the books for a while and the league just ignored it and scheduled a game because another team got covid. The guys planned on being there, they couldn't so that would probably bother them a little. Then you go and instead of doing a morning skate, you go sit in a big room and watch a video link of your teammate and friends wife crying about Cave and how great of a guy he is, how missed he is, etc. I am sure they had some video tribute of clips of him with his wife, family, guys on the team, even pictures and clips of him playing and practicing with the guys in that room watching. I am sure that was emotionally draining.
I think about the last funeral I was at where someone young died. A buddies sister who wasn't even 40 had an aneurysm and died. I knew her, partied with her a bit in my younger years, we weren't great friends but we were friends. It was sad as hell because she was a real good person and people that young shouldn't die. I was emotionally drained and I sure as hell wasn't in the mind space to go back to work. I have a desk job. I can't imagine having to go out and play professional hockey.
Sometimes things are more important than a hockey game. I am really glad McD actually said something because he rarely says a thing. Bad look on the NHL in my opinion.
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