Isn't that condescending?
Let's look at what happened objectively. Here's what you first said :
"I'm not complaining. I think we're talking about interchangeable replacement-level pieces here, so it doesn't actually matter. Gun to my head, I might take DiDomenico over Burrows. I don't really mind having a pure offensive guy on the 4th line."
Here's my response :
"Not saying you were complaining but I'm really "surprised" when I read people saying that DiDomenico > or = Burrows...
To me that's pure bias, and it's certainly coming from the fact that Dorion gave a good prospect that we liked to get him and then paid him maybe a little too much (but after looking at other veteran bottom-6 forwards around the NHL, maybe not even by 500 K)
Regardless of the trade, contract and Burrows age, I don't see any reason to hate Burrows. He has been hustling hard, is solid defensively and even contributes offensively. At this point in his career, I think he's doing well. Maybe people were expecting too much from him since he was traded for Dahlen? I dunno but he has been producing at a 35 pts pace with the Sens in 40 games, with 13:43 of TOI/GP (also +7). Even the numbers say he's been doing well."
And then you came up with this gem :
"lol, I'm not responding to this. Are you always this condescending?"
All I did there was saying that I was surprised to read that DiDomenico > or = Burrows... and then said that I THINK (so, my opinion...) that it is a biased opinion. At the time, Didomenico had 15 career games (and shown glaring weaknesses) while Burrows had a solid track record, including a 35 pts pace in his first 40 games with the Senators. Sure it went downhill after that with just 2 assists in 31 games while Dido has been doing decent, so now I wouldn't argue your opinion on it. But isn't the place to argue opinions?
Maybe if your reaction wasn't so emo, there would have been no problem? And now 3 months later you feel like bringing it back, presenting it in a way that it really wasn't in reality, attracting defamatory posts.
Well, I am really sorry if I have hurt you, but you have to understand that I don't control people's emotions. I am really not attacking anyone personally, just trying to talk hockey and argue opinions. You can be sure that I will more incisive on people who are disrespectful to players (who are real people too), because you know, I care a lot more about players that I have met or followed for a long time rather than complete strangers on the internet.
Note : I hope you don't keep
resentment that long for such insignificant things in real life. Not good for health.
I guess what you do is probably better.
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/posts/140268955/
Notice the "HAHAHAHA" in caps and the brilliant "are you blind"? Or just the "dude" in the current quote?
Oh and by the way if you think that I have been "blindly defending every move this team pulls", then you must have not paid attention or just can't read properly. And I have always been criticizing, it's just that my way of criticizing is different than the often too common "xyz sucks, is garbage, is moron, is dumbass, etc."
Gotcha there!
