And Tanner Pearson who scored 1 goal (an empty net goal) in his final 11 games of the playoffs gets absolutely zero criticism from anyone. Not a peep. Not a single word about his lack of production all f***ing summer.
All you hear is “Jake sucks! How has he not been traded! He’s fat!” Go look at who Jake plays with and who Pearson plays with by the way. And compare their ice time while you’re at it.
Why do so many have blinders towards Jake while everyone else gets a pass?
It's called Expectations. Jake was already doomed the moment he was drafted. We expected a star, but everyone thought he was going to bust. He, then follows it up with a decent season that proves he's a NHL-er but that's still not good enough.
Tanner Pearson, is who we thought he was. Rousell was coming off an injury. Gaudette didn't have enough ice time and didn't have enough experience.
Jake, on the other hand, is still given pressure because of draft position. The fact he has so much potential, and doesn't do anything with it. This guy was basically gifted a roster spot a couple years ago, and did nothing. Comes in to training camp out of shape and lazy, and decided to be more of a celebrity instead of a hockey player. Everyone looks at him, and he has all the tools but the kid is missing a head. I think that's probably why, Canuck fans don't like him.
If he was more like any of Boeser, Hughes, or Petey type attitude and put up worst stats, no one would say a thing.
