Energy Wasted

Sorry its taken a bit for me to post this blog...I have been busy in my last week of classes doing research projects...finally, a week off!!

This blog is not to argue a point or to slam anyone too hard, but maybe redirect some negative energy...

We all loved having Konrad Reeder play for us...most of the fans I know personally would have gotten down and smooched his white Canadian butt if he asked them to...

I had the pleasure to become familiar and friendly with his family, and have continued to get messages from them while they traveled to Europe. and back to the U.S....

Now, when the Scorps played the Eagles, I was a little annoyed by the behavior of our fans....its one thing to heckle an opposing team, and still another to boo and heckle a player who is a poor sportsman [Solan]...but its an entirely different thing to boo a player every time they take the puck, simply because those fans think the player should have come running back to New Mexico, like he has some duty to be here...

True, Konrad had a great run here and cut his blades on our ice....but remeber, no matter how many times fans want to refer to the players as "Our boys"...they are not boys, and they are not family...in the end...they are all men doing a job for their pay...

I have heard grumblings about Reeder dupping the Scorps into thinking he was not coming back to the U.S., that it was said that Reeder would not be playing in the U.S. this season, and that he went to Colorado for more money...

Let me tell you the exact quote that was spoken, from a reliable source, concerning the possibility of Reeder's return to hockey here..."Reeder will not be playing hockey in New Mexico this season"...and that was stated during the summer...about the time Reeder left for Denmark....so there was obviously already talk about his return to New Mexico...and I do not have any actual knowledge, as to Reeder's pay, but I do know the cost of living, in Colorado, is much greater than in Rio Rancho, and he is not making more money...so it was definitely not money...so what could it be???

I am not at liberty to say much...but...sometimes a person has to consider their family's wishes when deciding where they will go for work...and just like any other working person...hockey players listen to their families concerning their wishes and concerns, when deciding what team they will play with and where they will go...

So, next time you want to boo and heckle Reeder...remember...maybe it wasn't his turning his back on the Scorps, or money...maybe it was his wish to care for his family and play for a team that also wanted him...

If our fans thought about that...and used as much energy cheering on our Scorpions players, as they expended booing and heckling Reeder...maybe our guys would be playing more consistant at home?