RabidBadger
Mazur detractors will look like dummies!
Last week, The Ticket had an interesting round-table discussion about players and where you stand on them by categorical emotions they inspire. The subsets were; a player you defend more than you should, a player you loathe for no good reason, and a player you have unabashed adulation for. It can be for any era or any team...think, we all love Gordie, but I doubt more than a few people on this board ever saw him play.
Defend: Ericsson. He was the last player drafted his draft year. I thought he was a good bottom pair guy who could step up and give second line minutes when needed. We all know the reasons he's hated; the dude was thrust into a spot he shouldn't have been.
Despise: Tavares. I don't know why, but I couldn't stand the sight of him from the word go. It's not like he's burned any team I root for because he's not a clutch performer. The Isles sure didn't suffer when pajama boy left.
Man crush: I'm going to dial back a few years and go with Saku Koivu. I loved his feisty style of play, his triumph over cancer was awesome, and he never took a shift off. I loved watching he and Selanne play together. They tore it up on the national team. I wish they could have played in the NHL together in their prime.
Defend: Ericsson. He was the last player drafted his draft year. I thought he was a good bottom pair guy who could step up and give second line minutes when needed. We all know the reasons he's hated; the dude was thrust into a spot he shouldn't have been.
Despise: Tavares. I don't know why, but I couldn't stand the sight of him from the word go. It's not like he's burned any team I root for because he's not a clutch performer. The Isles sure didn't suffer when pajama boy left.
Man crush: I'm going to dial back a few years and go with Saku Koivu. I loved his feisty style of play, his triumph over cancer was awesome, and he never took a shift off. I loved watching he and Selanne play together. They tore it up on the national team. I wish they could have played in the NHL together in their prime.