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Originally Posted by Brodieyouevenlift
So how come so many people always pile on Crosby for being a whiner but not Mcdavid?
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This really annoyed me in Brian Burke's discussion Thursday afternoon on Tim & Sid's show.
When the topic turns to Giordano's clip on McHobo, Burke makes a point of valourising Mr. Wonderful starting @ 04:16:
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Originally Posted by Brian Burke
"I have no issue with Connor getting that mad; that's a surgically repaired—not surgically repaired: that's a rehabbed leg. And the thing I like about Connor McDavid the most besides watching him is that he never complains. for him to complain that much, he was sour...
"He gets fouled, he gets hooked, he never complains., He never complains about officiating. He never complained when his team was terrible and they missed the playoffs by a mile. He never complains. He's never complained as a pro; I love that. The really great ones don't complain. Last night, he had enough. He was sour."
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What a lot of revisionist historical nonsense. I like Brian Burke, but I hate how willing he is to overlook obvious and repeated instances of McBaby's well worn pattern of whining that he gets away with because of his stature within the sport.