The first batch of quotes were made prior to the most recent negotiations regarding Jack Johnson. That was the point it changed. The general idea of him not wanting to sign with the team started to become more and more of a prevailent theme and the issues about his parents pulling the strings became more and more to the forefront and it made less and less sense as time went along. I'm sure provided the inclination, I could go back and find contradictory posts made on your part that were totally true to you at the time but changed as the circumstances changed. I'm sure at one point this year you could find a post of mine that said, "UGH! The Hurricanes SUCK this year", when that's likely not how I feel at all times. That's the beautiful thing about going back and looking at quotes from six months ago. Circumstances, views, and the players involved change.
I'll not go back and attempt to refute those posts because at the time, that's exactly how I felt. How can we really post aside from how we feel at the time, and that's exactly what I did. I see no inconsistancy there, I see hope that the situation isn't as dire as it looked at first glance and wanting it to work so bad that you're almost talking yourself into making the situation look reasonable. I'm just as guilty as anyone. Many Hurricanes fans were less optimistic about the Jack Johnson situation and were proven right. If anything, I was guilty of wishful thinking and attempting to bring rationality to what were apparently pretty heated talks. To the extent I was not aware of while making said posts.
I'm flattered you would take time out of your day to prove to me a point which I already know, that my opinion of Jack Johnson changed from September to January. I could have told you that without all the legwork and post searching.
I also feel obligated to tell you that every poster here has rights, and those rights include not redirecting a topic from the topic at hand to posts of a particular poster in this instance myself, and sticking to the pertinant issues in this thread. Mainly Jack Johnson vs. Marc Staal which was the intention of the thread to start with. If you wish to discuss my view of Jack Johnson any more then drop me a PM and we'll talk for as long as you want about what I think is wrong with the kid. I'm sure I could fill up your allowed limit. But unless and until you're ready to do that, we're going to let this thread carry out with the intention it was created with. The comparison of these two players.
