But they were loud enough to be noticed. His 27 goals during the regular season were the lowest of his NHL career. Of course, you can blame injuries, the most serious a broken left hand that kept him out of 13 games. He is slumping in this series. Still, the man deserves better.
Fans have the right to boo professional athletes.
But they should be a little wiser. You would have thought Bowman had introduced a bill to outlaw Vernors. On Monday, Hull politely declined to comment about tonight's game. He had done all his talking the night before in Detroit. I don't worry about that.