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Originally Posted by Kipper_3434
Its a silly term used to pidgeon hole the most talented athletes in the world into categories that make little sense. Fans don't know what goes on behind the scenes, but they desperately want to. Many said Monahan lacked compete level. Despite his fitness and statistacal records. Turns out he was playing through 3 major injuries. Just a pointless term imo. Right up there with "intangibles", "truculence" and "cancer". Fans make stuff up to fit their narrative and analysts enable them.
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Is it silly? Being the most talented athlete but being unsuccessful is not what is expected. Why, when you see McDavid trying to blow past defenders and score, he seems to have a high compete level. When he lets the opposition skate in while not bothering to backcheck, there is a shortfall in his level of compete.
And consider the converse. It’s what made the 2003-04 Flames the rightful Cup winner.