[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by GoJetsGo

Maybe not consciously, but as I pointed out, take that guy who hates Backlund as an example. He spouted a bunch of nonsense about him early in his career and now his primary agenda is to stubbornly and blindly stick to his guns about him regardless of how much he's improved.

I'm not saying everyone who's critical of certain prospects are like that, but that is the most extreme case, and it's something a fair number of people do whether they're conscious of it or not. They want to sound like they know how someone is going to pan out early on in the process, spout a bunch of negative nonsense, and then spend the ensuing months and years subconsciously rooting against said player because of their entrenched premature opinion and wanting to sound like they were right all along.

Not saying everyone who's critical does it, but there are a fair number who do this.

Nobody has ever posted anything about Baertschi the way Where RU Chris O'Sullivan has posted about Backlund. It's a false equivalency.

I don't think Baertschi detractors are nearly as asinine as the Baertschi supporters. There's more to be concerned about with Sven than there is to be positive about.