E.D.S. said:
In Hendrix defence he hasn't been able to share his side of the story and probably won't be able to. What if, just what if, there is cause to be a bit miffed and he chose tonight to take action. Just putting another side out there. I don't know anything but that seemed like quite the reaction or retribution to take. There has to be more too it than just a being asked to leave.
Then the best way would have been to have played out of his skin and had the game of his life, won Clans MOM as if to say to Lord and the Devils this is what you missed out on. for me by fighting and not shaking hands made him look classless and proved the Devils were right not to resign him plus a lot of fans have lost respect for Hendo, even some clan fans sitting by us last night commented on what was the point of him doing what he did. Seems some clan fans didn't want him there in the first place?? Hockey players are used to being cut mid season or not being resigned it goes with the turf of being a pro hockey player
I don't disagree but that's not what happened. I'm purely commenting on what I saw and like 99% of people on here I'm speculating/gossiping and have totally no idea but enjoying what the forum has to offer - debate.
Having said that as a player I've been involved in similar situations, I've been the player that's been let go and the one that has benefited from a move. I'm not saying that his happened here but when it's happened to me I've been kept hanging on whilst the club tried to land the player they were really after. If they missed out then I'd get to re-sign but what happened to me was that I was given full disclosure..."we're in the marker for someone else, if we don't get him we'll re-sign you on less favourable terms". I decided to do what most players do and take matters in to my own hand. Conversely I've also been the player on the other end who's been brought in at the last minute whilst they gave the elbow to someone else. It happens, it's sport and to your point, there are better ways to handle it then what played out. For me, I just think something else was at play to warrant that reaction - may be he wasn't informed, may be he was told he was in and then he wasn't, who knows?! but something happened to warrant that reaction as opposed to the 'i'll show them by playing out of my skin' reaction, but again in Hendo's defence, playing out of his skin could mean winning a fight and having a solid game. It's not like he was ever going to score a hat-trick. The other thing that sticks in my head was when he could have buried Jones into the boards.
Jones was in that awkward position where he was five feet from the boards. Hendo caught him square on and could have sent him backwards and head first into the boards. One of those really nasty ones but he, in my opinion, pulled out. He did enough to land a check and disrupt play but he definitely didn't do what Hendo does best. That could be recognition of who the opponent was, could even be deemed a 'classy move' but bottom line he could have done some serious damage and in my opinion chose not to. So not a totally classless fella.
We all call them differently but that was my take on that.
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