I've read a lot about the nationalities "issue" recently and want
to throw in my 2 cents worth (1.4 canadian :)... at the risk of
get chasitised by Wayne (sorry W.). After reading so much similar
sanitation on rec.sport.hockey, I figured that H-L would be a
sanctuary from all that.
 
I don't care about what country the players come from. As far
as I'm concerned, it's TOTALLY irrelevant (unless I went to
high school with them... BTW- Go Rob Merrill!). The number of
Quebecers on Clarkson's squad is only slightly less than the #
of New Yorkers. I don't root for the Quebecers or the BC'er or
the Finn any less than the New Yorkers or the Pennsylvanain. When
the hit the ice, when they put on that green and gold jersey,
they all Golden Knights of equal standing. I root for Mueller
(Liverpool, NY). I root for Dan Murphy (Nanaimo, BC). I root
for Lecavalier (Ile Bizzard, Quebec). Why? Because they're all
Clarkson Golden Knight hockey players. They are no less a Golden
Knight because they came from another state or another country.
 
Could we please stop this nonsense? If your liking of a player
is dependent on what nationality that player is, then I'd say
you're pretty superficial.
 
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