ncm7772
Registered User
I suppose you can lump me in with those that just aren't that affected by this. I mean Fleury seems like a nice guy, and I wish him well, but the league is littered with nice guys. I have to admit, I do find the emotional outpouring over Fleury/resistance to Murray from certain portions of this fan base to be very odd to say the least. But hey, people can do as they please I suppose.
I've also resigned myself to the fact that I had better settle in for several years of certain posters(and one in particular) suddenly becoming very harsh goaltending critics now that Fleury is gone. Goodbye "defense can't clear a ****ign puck" posts, hello "glove hand again" posts.
I'm with you. I wish MAF the best going forward, but this league a business, and this was the right move.
MAF was immensely important in 3 Cup runs. But at the same time, he was putrid the playoffs from '10-'13. Is it possible that the Pens win the Cup in 2010 or 2012 with him being just "ok?" I don't know, just thinking out loud. This is why I had a love/hate relationship with him as a fan.
There are already critics lambasting Murray on other sites. As soon as Murray has a bad game (which will happen), these people will be psychotic.