Apparently 9 years is the magic number...

[PSP]

...before the Kings forget about 2 of their own.

Mark Bavis and Ace Bailey - I don't forget and I won't forget EVER...

[yankeeking]

Amen

[Puck U]

http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=537079

[Sydor25]

Aces Mark finished 2nd in the eighth race.

[ShattStar03]

Originally Posted by PSP

...before the Kings forget about 2 of their own.

Mark Bavis and Ace Bailey - I don't forget and I won't forget EVER...

Amen brother

[Kurrilino]

R.I.P.


a huge loss of skill and personality

[LombardiTool]

It's one thing to be a ngative pesimistic poster. It's another to look for or make up things just to be negative.

I like you as a poster PSP and I often agree with alot you say but this thread was a headhunter thread that wasn't necessary.

[Puck U]

... and was also wrong, as I pointed out that LAKings.com didn't forget and DID pay rememberance, maybe not as much as he would have liked, but at some point people do try and continue on with life.

[Malice430]

....and what makes u think they have forgotten? they mentioned them a few times during the panels at Hockey Fest today

[PSP]

Upon further reflection, "forget" was probably too strong. Conversely, having a story about a race horse as the primary effort wasn't nearly enough.

Having members of the Kings' family die in the terrorist attacks made it personal for many of us. A simple first screen with the AM patch and a very short statement of remembrance once a year IMO isn't too much to expect.

...but at some point people do try and continue on with life.

Normally, I would agree with you. Had they died as the result of an accident, it would have been tragic, but continuing on with life would have been the appropriate response. Instead, their deaths came as the result of an event that has radically changed all of our lives forever. IMO, that justifies the difference.

[TonySCV]

Luc also acknowledged Mark and Ace prior to the start of the rally.

While a remembrance thread is certainly appropriate on the anniversary of their deaths, slighting the Kings in the process was not when they in fact did take time to make note of the occasion in a couple of different ways.

Next time, let's keep it reverential and not use someone's death as a launch point to take a shot at the Kings organization, who has certainly treated Mark, Ace and their families with the utmost of respect over the years.

Keep Mark and Ace as well as everyone else who lost their lives that day in your thoughts and prayers. Onward and upward.