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henlo u stinky egg
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GDT: NHL All-Star Game | Jan 26, 8pm ET │ NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS
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You dropped some salt on the ground, might want to clean that up.I hope one day these NHL guys find a more exciting way to promote the league.
The current all star format is too much of a show and the attempts to sell the league to the world are possibly too aggressive.
I mean just look at this. The golden boy, a car, a million dollars and the MPV award. Its easy to see that its all staged.
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Don’t say eye test when you mean points
Do Leafs fans not realize how hypocritical it is of them to keep whining about this, when their fans target and boo their own players?
TomasHertlsRooster
Don’t say eye test when you mean points
So, Toronto fans, “only one time” targeted and booed a player on their own team, which makes things okay. All is forgiven. It was only one time.
But San Jose fans, who booed an opposing player, who led them on in UFA in order to gain leverage in contract negotiations with the team he actually wanted to sign with, are terrible, and ruined the whole event?
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BelovedIsles
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Maybe he worked better as a complement, as opposed to
the go-to. They fed off of each other so well. They told him to carry the puck, do his thing, then get it back to them.
The two 13s would’ve been confusing anyway.
I just used Cam Atkinson as an example, I basically was just saying somebody who demands to control the puck a bit less. All that being said while he probably would be more noticeable showing off his stuff on his own line, chances of 6 points would be much harder
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how did he lead them on? that's a reach. What's funny is the Sharks fans cheered Matthews paying tribute to a guy who decided to leave their team during free agency
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His IQ with Sid and Letang stood out to me; they always knew where eachother was.
I thought the first game they were off a bit, but by the second game they were really clicking
Somehow they managed to out play and out hustle the furious checking of the opposing D.
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To the fans, perhaps. I doubt both of them wearing the same number would have caused Barzal and Atkinson to be confused.
"How am I on a breakaway when I'm standing in my own zone?! I'm so confused!"
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He "decided" to leave because Toronto offered him an extra year and over 8 million more total. He came back to Wilson with Toronto's offer and Wilson told him to enjoy being a Leaf.
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isn't Tavares choosing to go play for his home team for less money more noble than Marleau choosing to leave their organization for more money?
Noble would be donating half of his income to charity.
He played more teams than the Isles and Jets, the boos are well deserved.
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Absolutely. Most of the players looked better the 2nd game once they found their legs.
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why u guys want Celebrini, he played like a weenie
Sharks fans booed Tavares because they recognize a snake when they see one. I would boo a guy like Brian Campbell if he ever showed his smug face around these parts again too, NEVER FORGET.
TomasHertlsRooster
Don’t say eye test when you mean points
Marleau is far different. He was offered notably less money ($5M) and term (2Y) by San Jose who had already budged on their initial offer of 1 year, and he was obviously not worth the contract that Toronto gave him. He also handled the entire situation like a professional. San Jose has a knowledgeable and passionate fan base who knows the details of these situations and they make their feelings known accordingly. They wouldn’t boo target and boo Marleau and they sure as hell wouldn’t target and boo their own players while they still play for them. The two situations are not even remotely comparable so we can dead that right now.
Now with regards to Tavares, he led Sharks billionaire Hasso Plattner from Germany to LA to help make a pitch, made sure that the entire LeBron-esque charade was public, every team’s management group was photographed, and the figures of each contract offer were publicly known. Then he took roughly $15M less than San Jose offered him, and turned around and said that he only ever seriously considered Toronto and Long Island.
He used San Jose’s contract offer as leverage to gain a larger contract offer from Toronto. He led them on when he was never seriously interested in them. It’s not much different from a woman who leads on a man in order to get another man jealous.
What Toronto fans need to realize is that people don’t hate Tavares for what he did, or for the fact that he chose Toronto in particular. People hate Tavares because of how he handled the entire situation.
6 years from now, if Auston Matthews reaches UFA and mimics the Tavares situation entirely, ultimately leading on San Jose and signing with Arizona, and posting photos of himself in Coyotes pajamas, I can promise you that Toronto fans will treat him with just as much vitriol. Maybe even more, considering the fact that they’re already willing to boo their own players.
The entire Tavares UFA charade that he orchestrated was the exact opposite of noble.
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yes, the Marleau and Tavares situations aren't comparable. Marleau was a Shark who decided to chase money and play for the Leafs. Tavares was an Islander, who decided to leave money on the table to play for the Leafs. Booing one is a hell of a lot dumber than booing the other.
Yes, Leafs fans would be upset if Matthews leaves. But the Sharks are not the Leafs in this scenario. I don't see Boston or Tampa or Dallas fans still upset months later about Tavares not signing with them. The Sharks management was pleased that Tavares even considered meeting with the team, so you probably should take that as a compliment as well.
TomasHertlsRooster
Don’t say eye test when you mean points
Yes, I agree. Booing their franchise player who played over one thousand games with them and signed with a team that offered him far more money and job security would be much dumber than booing a prima donna who led them on. Neither would be anywhere near as bad as targeting and booing your own players.
The difference with San Jose is that Tavares acted like he was seriously considering them and the reports were that he would probably go there if not Toronto or LI. With those other teams, none of their fans ever really felt like they had a chance.
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why are you so intent on deflecting by bringing up Winnipeg fans booing Laine for failing to clear the puck? I don't like that either.
Tavares was seriously considering them, and every team he met with. He narrowed things down later in the week. Blaming him for choosing to sign with a different team when you thought he'd pick your Sharks is silly, because that's your fault.
"I want to thank John Tavares and Pat Brisson for their interest in the San Jose Sharks and professionalism throughout this negotiation process. While we are naturally disappointed in the final decision, it's extremely heartening to know that the top players in this league consistently view San Jose as a place they want to play."
-your GM on Tavares
I have to be honest. I think that was the worst all-star format I have ever seen. Total BS.
2 ten minute halves? Come on. There's no halves in hockey. Pure garbage and the 3 on 3 excitement wore off pretty damn quick.
I didnt even watch the last game. I only stayed up to watch Matthews and Tavares play.
2 ten minute halves? Come on. There's no halves in hockey. Pure garbage and the 3 on 3 excitement wore off pretty damn quick.
I didnt even watch the last game. I only stayed up to watch Matthews and Tavares play.
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