Quote:
Originally Posted by TheoFleury
I get that you don't like the idea of fans being negative about the team. I don't feel I'm really being negative though. This is just predictable based on 30 years of following this team. I used to give them the benefit of the doubt, used to think the flames would see their day. The culture of losing and bad management has poisoned me I guess? Now they finally look good for one pandemic season and I can see the car going over the cliff in a few months. Oh, and now the team relocating is a possibility? It's like some sort of comedic tragedy. Winning in the forum really did curse this franchise.
Maybe I was being an ass? Not any more than some of the smarmy responses from lots of positive pete's dismissing people like me though. Just different sides. Just as people like me rile you up, people like TOfan and dissentowner rile others up. No right side here, despite you wanting to be the voice of reason constantly.
|
It goes both ways for sure.
I'm not all that positive, or negative about it. I'm just rolling with the season.
I don't like giving 29 year olds 8 year term at max dollars though, so if that was the only option on the table at the time given Gaudreau's last two seasons of production then it's not a GM failure to say no thanks.
Now he's bouncing back but he's still 29 and that comes with risk especially in a cap world that may not move much in the first half of the contract.
Without knowing what was turned down how can anyone possibly assess what the current GM is or should have been doing? Just seems silly to me.
And 30 years means nothing in my mind. Different eras, different financial systems, different people making the decisions.
Thanks for the personal shot, though it's actually more of a compliment if I'm honest. A voice of reason that doesn't fall into either ditch of extremes is pretty much where I plan to stay. Have fun on your rumble strips though!