I find it pathetic that so many grown men are bitter at a young man for plotting out and achieving his dream, with integrity, in a world that will chew you up and spit you out. This is like being mad at the girl you asked to the prom, who said yes, and showed up, for not subsequently marrying you. Meanwhile, the E=NG thread is riddled with mocking McDavid for choosing to stay with the team that drafted him.
Adam Fox owes the Calgary Flames, and the fans, nothing. Please excuse the Harvard educated man for abiding by NHL drafting rules, to get to where he wanted to be, as soon as he could. Should he apologize for using his brain, or do we expect hockey players to buy in to some kind of Stockholm Syndrome?
Not many people want to live in Detroit, but for a long time, many hockey players did. If you want to be mad, be mad at our mediocre/crap team for not being a destination. That might have swayed Fox into wanting to stay. As it was, was before that, still is, and probably will be for the next bunch of years, there is no reason for a talent like that to give up his dreams and decide to play in Calgary, simply because we scratched a lotto ticket.
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