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Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent
Will any one actually miss Connor the person when he regresses? Not sure people really like him if they're being honest, just the entertainment value on the ice (on a lot of skilled but selfish plays).
A good test to show this checks out is take away his elite hockey ability and who gives af about this guy? Would you?
See? But you can't say the same about Sid. Zap his hockey ability and you still have an upstanding guy who is also a good spokesperson.
One would make a great neighbor you could have a beer with. The other you'd shield your children from (if they didn't run away first).
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Everyone ripped on Crosby for whining for most of his career.
Here's Don Cherry teeing off on him in 2012 for whining:
https://www.thestar.com/sports/hocke...1aadf6613.html
Jagr was pretty hated as well.
Seems like a very NHL thing to hate on the best player until their skills start to decline and then everyone heaps praise on them.
