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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
I didn't bring up the validity of each individual poll option or the argumentative nuance required to justify each potential position.
I think there are a lot of different ways to justify being in favour of or against this deal, and I admit that the poll is flawed--in both directions. Saying that, it's disingenuous to suggest that those who support this deal do so out of blind fandom and possess viewpoints devoid of much in the way of nuance. There are many reasons to love or like this deal, probably as many as (or maybe even more than) the opposite.
You shifted the topic away from the deal itself toward this meta-discussion of the poll, and now I'm confused about what's actually happening. Moving back to the topic of my original post, I wonder how much of the initial negativity towards this deal (from me included) was spawned by anti-Oilers bias? I know my original gut-reaction to this deal was, "I don't like Milan Lucic much, and his contract is super funny, so I hate it."
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I think saying over 50% of people did not like the deal is more representative given how you prejudiced the dislike with the least correct reason. The likes are much more in line with the argumentation in the thread therefore less prejudiced.
Also your initial reaction was correct. Lucic is not a good hockey player and the contract structure sucks. You then spent a few days trying to convince yourself the team you cheer for didn’t make a bad move.