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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
I used to be a fanatic about all the big four, but salary escalation in the other ones made them unrelateable, and as a result, unwatchable. Paying that much cash for a middling player is insane. These guys are playing a children’s game and making way too much money. They have priced most people out of seeing them live. The NHL is killing itself with these silly salaries. It’s no longer fun to cheer for these guys as they have become nothing but commodities. Some people wonder why this board is so grumpy, well maybe it’s because this team and this league has become easy to dislike rather than easy to fall in love with?
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Then just stop? Who is holding a gun to your head telling you to watch the NHL? Is it Jiri? He’s a loose cannon, I’m sorry.
Seriously, this is just the business side of the fun stuff (and for some, it’s also the fun stuff!). But nobody is forcing anybody to watch hockey. Nobody is forcing you to care, to buy tickets, to follow rumours, etc. And given that literally NOBODY is forcing you to be involved AT ALL… why bother if it isn’t fun and something you like?
I just don’t understand people with this mindset. “It’s easy to dislike” or “this franchise is disappointment after disappointment” or “everything is garbage and I hate it!” Just stop, go pick a new hobby, live your life. Or just admit it: some of you truly like being upset and being mad at something. You’d be lost without it.
A lot of people still love this league just fine. And they’re certainly not one overpaid middle six winger from that changing.