Satan'sIsland81
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There are three things I take away from this article:
1) If you are one of the people that believes Tavares was not always going to the Leafs no matter what, then you have to hate Garth Snow even more. If it is true, that even after all those years Tavares and his teammates just wanted to see some sign of life at the deadline and some help brought in, then it was clearly the last in a long line of failures by Garth Snow.
2) Again, assuming this is all true, Lou's plan makes no sense. I could see if he was telling Tavares I will bring in X and Y wingers that you specifically want if you stay, but why would bringing in a top goaltender with term be dependent on Tavares re signing? Of course he could have told him that to entice him/put pressure on him, but once Tavares was gone, why would that suddenly be no longer the plan. A top goaltender is the perfect place to start getting the team back to contention more quickly. I just dont get why someone would be like, okay we dont need that top goaltender now. It makes Lou look like a liar.
3) This is the one that is most clear to me and hopefully it will be to all of you now. Those first games back for Tavares at Barclays and then the Coliseum, they will not be anything special or intense on the ice. It will only be in the stands. If this article is accurate, it does not seem like the players blame him or are upset with him in the slightest, and that is just absurd. It just makes me double down on my posts from all summer about pro athletes and how they dont give a shit about the fans or what we think. But that aside, there is not going to be anyone out to get him, hit him, make his life miserable those nights. It is not going to be a playoff atmosphere on the ice. All of that will be only up in the stands. And when it gets as ugly as I expect it to get that night, I honestly would not be surprised if our own players side with Tavares rather than our level of hostility towards him.
1) If you are one of the people that believes Tavares was not always going to the Leafs no matter what, then you have to hate Garth Snow even more. If it is true, that even after all those years Tavares and his teammates just wanted to see some sign of life at the deadline and some help brought in, then it was clearly the last in a long line of failures by Garth Snow.
2) Again, assuming this is all true, Lou's plan makes no sense. I could see if he was telling Tavares I will bring in X and Y wingers that you specifically want if you stay, but why would bringing in a top goaltender with term be dependent on Tavares re signing? Of course he could have told him that to entice him/put pressure on him, but once Tavares was gone, why would that suddenly be no longer the plan. A top goaltender is the perfect place to start getting the team back to contention more quickly. I just dont get why someone would be like, okay we dont need that top goaltender now. It makes Lou look like a liar.
3) This is the one that is most clear to me and hopefully it will be to all of you now. Those first games back for Tavares at Barclays and then the Coliseum, they will not be anything special or intense on the ice. It will only be in the stands. If this article is accurate, it does not seem like the players blame him or are upset with him in the slightest, and that is just absurd. It just makes me double down on my posts from all summer about pro athletes and how they dont give a shit about the fans or what we think. But that aside, there is not going to be anyone out to get him, hit him, make his life miserable those nights. It is not going to be a playoff atmosphere on the ice. All of that will be only up in the stands. And when it gets as ugly as I expect it to get that night, I honestly would not be surprised if our own players side with Tavares rather than our level of hostility towards him.