Apparently, one good thing about Butler was that he was a jokester, and players liked him. I think he was one of the prime suspects behind the "Boring Sean Monahan" account.
Butler was a defencemen that was vastly overplayed relative his ability. I can't hate him for that. Did he try? Yes. Was he a problem off the ice? No. Did he talk poorly about the team, the city or the fanbase after he left? No. I have no reason to hate him.
I can, however, choose to hate Brent Sutter for overplaying him constantly. I can blame Feaster for bringing him in originally. I just don't see the point of hating or blaming players like Butler or Hulse who tried, but were just overplayed (or not NHLer's to begin with) and were constantly underwater.
Someone like James Neal? Yeah, easier for me to hate, especially at the very end with his screaming match with Peters in the playoffs demanding more ice time even though he posted a sparkling 0PTS playing alongside Gaudreau and Monahan after every penalty kill. Then proceeds to not try on a backcheck, with his man scoring the winning goal.
So when it comes to Butler, I can either blame the GM for bringing him here, or not bringing in better options to displace Butler, and/or I can hate the coach for overplaying Butler. I did, however, dislike his play. LoL
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