Shane Doan's post-game interview.
Dude is pissed, and for good reason. I’ll post here what I posted on Facebook. I’d rather lose based on our talent rather than based on the referee’s ineptitude.
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Not only did you take it all in stride like a professional, but in the midst of this, you tried to hand a puck over the glass to a small kid standing in front of me. When the puck bounced off the glass and back into the rink, those same angry fans started riding you even for that. (no good deed goes unpunished) You then skated away.
To my surprise, you showed back up a moment later with another puck, and this time you made sure it got over the glass to that little boy.
” —-a post about Shane Doan from an LA Kings fan. (source)
because everyone would rather watch you fall.
the spotlight is on.
Hockey finally gets moment in the sun
I once attended an event where Doan, the Coyotes captain, was supposed to drop by for an hour and sign autographs. But the event had been promoted in the media, and when Doan arrived, there were kids and adults lined up out the door and halfway around the building. The flustered event organizer apologized profusely and asked him if he could perhaps stay a little longer. He told her not to worry, that he would stay.
“How long can you stay?” she asked.
“Until everyone gets an autograph,” he replied without hesitation.
