Comments on: Culture shock awaits Jets players as their first season in Winnipeg awaits http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/25/culture-shock-awaits-jets-players-as-their-first-season-in-winnipeg-awaits/ ProHockeyTalk on NBCSports.com Wed, 22 May 2013 22:22:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: chobes68 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/25/culture-shock-awaits-jets-players-as-their-first-season-in-winnipeg-awaits/comment-page-1/#comment-15758 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:41:21 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=46176#comment-15758 I agree with the being respectful, and hoping to be left alone, as I’m the same way. However, these guys are celebrities, whether they like it or not, and some people aren’t going to respect boundaries.

Plus, I’d rather play in a hockey crazed city than the former. Nothing against Atlanta, but hockey isn’t apparently their game.

]]> By: Laura Astorian http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/25/culture-shock-awaits-jets-players-as-their-first-season-in-winnipeg-awaits/comment-page-1/#comment-15750 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:21:50 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=46176#comment-15750 I know that a lot of the players appreciated going to the mall, going to the grocery store, going wherever without being harassed. Heck, you could bump into injured players in Philips (I ran into Evander Kane a few times) and they were being left alone.

Part of that is not knowing who they are, and part of that is politeness. Everyone at the game knew who Kane was, but no one wanted to go up and bother him when he was obviously with a group of people.

Being a bit introverted myself, I’d have a conniption fit if I had to move from a market where I could move about freely and a market where everyone knows who I am. I hope that anxiety doesn’t impact any of the guys’ games at first, but I’m sure they’ll get used to the pressure.

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