Empoleon8771
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Let's put it into context of the Pens
What Torts did was akin to choosing Bleuger over Sidney Crosby for a hockey tournament.
You don't think having one of your best players impacted the team looking bad?
That's not hindsight or confirmation bias, that's a flat out fact
No, where did I ever say that? Where did I ever remotely say that not picking Kessel for that team was a good decision? I said it's completely hindsight to say that Kessel being left off of team USA was because of a grudge since they lost like they did, because that's a nonsensical argument. The conclusion doesn't follow the argument, it's a completely logical jump. It makes as much sense as saying leaving Stastny off the roster was driven because of a grudge since team USA sucked.
I swear, some people just jump into arguments without actually reading them. This discussion was about the reputation Kessel has among coaches and GMs. I cited Kessel getting left off of that team as a piece of evidence that he has a bad reputation among other GMs and coaches. Pointing out how bad of a decision it was isn't a rebuttal to that.