jkutswings
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- Jul 10, 2014
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Agreed. And to be honest, it largely is because we really are spoiled. We've SEEN our favorite team make the playoffs so many times, that doing it again isn't anything new or exciting.Cup Wins are the best thing a fan can mention when it comes to bragging rights and Cup wins are the the most important metric in determining organizational success. You see the Sharks and their fans talking up their illustrious playoff history? Playoff appearances start to depreciate in value the longer you go without winning a cup.
Give me one cup every 20000 years over the Wings making the playoffs the next 2000 years.
I (as I'm sure many others as well) have watched this franchise go from cellar dweller, to competitive, to playoff team, to contender, to champs, to as close to a dynasty as you'll see in the cap era. And once you've witnessed the full climb to the mountaintop, it's only natural to view the peak as your main focus.
Can other aspects still be interesting and exciting? Of course. But I guess I'm personally just more picky than most. I like where Nyquist is heading, I hope DeKeyser continues to progress, and I look forward to seeing Mantha, but otherwise there's really nobody on the roster I really want to watch. I know that sounds crazy, between Datsyuk still having the skill level that he does, and some of the youth playing as well as they are, but I guess this franchise has been punch-button good for so long (but no longer great) that I'm mostly just bored with it and want something new.
I dunno...maybe by the time Mantha is a regular, he (and the new arena, and the rest of the turnover that's slowly been going on) will draw me back. We'll see.