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 Babaganoosh2.0
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Registered: December 2018
Location: Southern AB
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What was it like this after Gretzky was traded?
It was like a snap kick straight to the ballsack. The entire community went through the stages of grief. Watching Gretzky cry at the press conference made it extremely personal for all the fans
I see he was traded in offseason so perhaps emotions had time to cool. Did people boo the first game?
It took a very long time for emotions to cool and even mentioning it to Oiler fans of the time now will probably elicit anger. Did they boo Gretzky his first game back. Some did. Some didn't. The cup in 1990 helped give hope that we could move on from it.
Was Pocklington public enemy number 1? What happened…
Most definitly. Some fans burned Pocklington in effigy and im sure some would have done the same to the real Pocklington had they got their hands on him. Did not help matters much when Pocklington basically defended the trade by saying, "I really don't give a damn what some of the unwashed have to say". He has further defended it more recently by saying it was for the betterment of the game, or Gretzky was passed his use by date. Something many Oiler fans knew was complete BS. Pocklington sold him plain and simple to whoever could put up enough money to save his failing business endevours.
Janet Jones was public enemy number two. Many felt she was pressuring Wayne to get traded to L.A. to benefit her acting career.
Pocklington sold him but Gretzky was in on the deal, helped make it happen, and had the ability to end it right up until the press conference. There was a great documentary about 10 years ago( I cant recall the name) on the trade and it showed how much of a driving force Gretzky was behind it. All that said, I really believe it was a good for Gretzky, the NHL, and hockey in general. It was also a good deal for Pocklington who was broke and needed the $15 million. Really it was good for 97% of the hockey world, and bad only for us Oilers fans.
Just my two cents.
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