There is always a great hatred debate these days about who told Edmonton to "take a hike" first.
Paul Coffey is the general consensus. He was traded to Pittsburgh, but I guess it didn't hurt, since Edmonton had Gretzky and a 4th Stanley Cup to follow.
These days we boo them relentlessly to the point that even Flames fans booed Chris Pronger mercilessly like he was Satan himself before he stepped a foot in Edmonton.
Was it Oiler fans invading Calgary? Not at all, as much as we love to hate each other in Edmonton and Calgary - a guy slighted and sold out a city and province at the same time. It was well deserved and even the city of Calgary knew it.
Yet, Coffey, Gretzky had both slighted Edmonton who took it. Jari Kurri on the other hand, forced it, demanded a release, demanded a trade and - fled to Italy for a year until the Oilers were forced to trade his rights to Philadelphia.
These sort of actions are crib burning hatred these days. Mike Comrie can bang Hilary Duff if the DJ plays her songs when he hits the penalty box. Pronger can step outside Rexall if he has an Obama type Secret Service..
But Jari Kurri:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUi6PINwHkm
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