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The Mother-fucking goddamn Off-season Thread

I mean, that’s kinda bullshit though too. Make it to the third round, you’ll be legends forever and ever. All those guys from our conference finals runs are talked about with reverence.

but yeah, if you win one round you’ll get grief, sure.
 
hockeylover said:
I mean, that’s kinda bullshit though too. Make it to the third round, you’ll be legends forever and ever. All those guys from our conference finals runs are talked about with reverence.

but yeah, if you win one round you’ll get grief, sure.
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Agreed. If they had beat the Panthers and then lost a hard-fought conference final, they’d be Gods forever here as well.

But that kind of achievement is still a long way off for this group.
 
It’s always been a thing with some players. Not even necessarily a Canada-specific thing. They just don’t want any pressure and want to be anonymous off the ice.

Why else did Shane Doan spend 20 years in Arizona? Or like Ryan O’Reilly running off to Nashville. Or Paul Kariya spending most of his career in quiet non-hockey markets. Etc.
 
LeafGm said:
It’s always been a thing with some players. Not even necessarily a Canada-specific thing. They just don’t want any pressure and want to be anonymous off the ice.

Why else did Shane Doan spend 20 years in Arizona? Or like Ryan O’Reilly running off to Nashville. Or Paul Kariya spending most of his career in quiet non-hockey markets. Etc.
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I assumed in both cases it was for the cowboy hats.

Every sport has players who want to just make money and chill but hockey appears to have more of them than others.
 
zeke said:
tbh i'm not sure we really get what an avalanche of hate and mockery they get whether it's on social media or even in public.
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Yep, and maybe a big market like Toronto makes living in the fishbowl worth it.

But any other Canadian market? Lol, fuck no.
 
The media pressure thing is real but the anonymity stuff is bullshit. Just complete nonsense.

but i do think it’s got to be annoying AF to have know nothing goofs like simmonds, cox, Kelly, feschuck etc constantly throwing their poop at you.
 
mbow30 said:
The media pressure thing is real but the anonymity stuff is bullshit. Just complete nonsense.

but i do think it’s got to be annoying AF to have know nothing goofs like simmonds, cox, Kelly, feschuck etc constantly throwing their poop at you.
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Imagine if someone in another sport talked about wanting to play in a small market and not be recognized.
 
LeafGm said:
It’s always been a thing with some players. Not even necessarily a Canada-specific thing. They just don’t want any pressure and want to be anonymous off the ice.

Why else did Shane Doan spend 20 years in Arizona? Or like Ryan O’Reilly running off to Nashville. Or Paul Kariya spending most of his career in quiet non-hockey markets. Etc.
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I think Doan loved his ranch. I think if he had a do-over he would have left the Coyotes. just a feeling based on his sudden turn in his late 30's about the Yotes trading vets. Guy wasted his career.
What I found odd about him is I once heard him interviewed on a Toronto radio show and the hosts were just gawking about how amazing his life was in Arizona and his ranch, and not being recognized. Uh, winning doesn't matter I guess? It was a weird conversation about a guy who usually missed the playoffs on his team.
 
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