EDMONTON - By the end of a 7-1 defeat at the hands of the Chicago Blackhawks in November, the fans at Rexall Place were almost tired of booing their Edmonton Oilers off the ice.
Leaving the ice, the players wore the pain of that humiliating defeat. They were winless in a five-game homestand and it was clear yet another season was slipping away.
You’d think they’d just hit rock bottom.
But they still had to endure a walk of shame.
On the short trek from the ice to the locker-room, the players had to pass by fans who were only too happy to boo the entire team as it finally disappeared from sight.