You know what my favorite thing is when the team struggles, whether it be now, last year, any time in the past? It's the ridiculous commentary that comes out all over the place where people look to place the blame on the parts of the team that they don't like. Whether it be this tread, or the GG System thread, all the folks trying desperately to assign the bulk of the blame to the party they would like to hold responsible.
For the most part, the reasons people are excited to pin the blame to their desired target are always the same. One, People didn't like the move when it was made or became critical of the player at some point, and then they use the current struggles to try and validate their previous opinions, be able to say "see I was right".
Or two, they want to pin the blame on someone, or somewhere that gives them the "least amount" of anxiety (GG system for example). A lot less scary if the coach is the problem, versus all the high paid talent (Gio, Gaudreau and Monahan for example) that we just locked for the next 7 years.
Or finally, it allows them to deflect blame away from their favorite players. For example, I love Johnny, Johnny's sucked so far, but I'll go digging and try and make it seem like someone else has sucked worse cause I don't want to hold my guy accountable.
It's very funny crap across the board.
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