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We are all fans . Some have different expectations . Last I checked the Bruins regular season success hasn't mattered to many . It's all about getting into the playoffs. I don't care what seed just get in then I'll judge you .

Record aside I like this team , but hate how they rarely get mad or stand up for one another .
 
This is precisely why people like me don't post here. There's far too many people (not just here, but on every team's boards) who think that if they aren't complaining about something, they are going to be labled as fan boys. And there's an element that think they're the "smartest guys in the room".

You can pick apart any team and criticize the coach, the GM, ownership, whatever. But the truth is, none of us has ever stood behind a bench of a pro team or ran a franchise or had a financial stake in a pro franchise.

We're all free to have our opinions and theories, but every game and every play is over analyzed and over speculated by people who really don't know anything about how things work or what happens day to day with pro athletes or a pro sports franchise.

Nothing wrong with being a fan and having an opinion, but some have nothing better to do but wait for opportunities to point fingers and moan about how stupid or lousy a player or a coach is.

I'm happy to see a team that is put together to be competitive and has an eye towards being elite. If there's an honest effort for that, what is there to complain about?

Sometimes I wonder why a lot of people who post here even bother to watch hockey.
 
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I agree with a lot of your sentiments, but there is also a portion of the fanbase that insists that it's all sunshine and rainbows...even during stretches when the team clearly has issues. Those people are just as bad as the "sky is falling" crowd.
 
Yep, it's all about being even keeled just like the team has to be. It's a long season and there are going to be highs and lows. All I ask is to be entertained and don't try to fool us by putting a product on the ice that we were fed all those years during the Sinden regime.
 
Thats absolutely true Joe.
My issue is that the distribution is skewed. No bell shaped curve for damn sure and I wonder why some even follow the team. So much so I can go through pages of an individual posters history and literally not find anything remotely positive. Many just repetative rants.
 
Gee Wally said:
Thats absolutely true Joe.
My issue is that the distribution is skewed. No bell shaped curve for damn sure and I wonder why some even follow the team. So much so I can go through pages of an individual posters history and literally not find anything remotely positive. Many just repetative rants.
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You are correct. There are a number of posters that will literally disappear for a few years when the team is good. I don't consider those people real fans anyway.
 
At the end of the day, regardless if one is negative or positive, whatever will be, will be.
I liken ever-positive excuse makers to their ever-negative nancy counterparts, as both tend to be irrational and illogical.
If people get upset/offended at people with counter-views, that's their own problem and how they can handle it.
Lastly, being a fan isn't personal. It really doesn't affect your life. If it does, you have issues to deal with.
 
The only thing I really dislike about this game outside of the lack of literal fights from this team is how we were badly out worked on Buffalo's goal.

Essentially that goes for the entire season -- this team cannot afford to be outworked. The team also needs to be more assertive and physical.
 
LSCII said:
Nothing against your friend, but it comes off as a whine about how people react differently to fandom. Just because he chooses not to critique the team, it doesn't make those who do bad fans. It takes all types and at the end of the day, whether you're vocal about the team's short comings or not, we're all still fans and rooting for the same team. It's easy to avoid those kinds of discussions if you want, and that would be a more realistic solution rather than expecting people to change how they like to follow the team, no?
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his point is there shouldn't be this much criticism with how well they're doing in standings and statistically. not a whine about different reactions. its like your kid getting a B+ in school but you criticising him for not getting an A. there is obvious holes in this team and decisions to be made. but not worth the criticism they have received
 
Chief Nine said:
This is precisely why people like me don't post here. There's far to many people (not just here, but on every team's boards) who think that if they aren't complaining about something, they are going to be labled as fan boys. And there's an element that think they're the "smartest guys in the room".

You can pick apart any team and criticize the coach, the GM, ownership, whatever. But the truth is, none of us has ever stood behind a bench of a pro team or ran a franchise or had a financial stake in a pro franchise.

We're all free to have our opinions and theories, but every game and every play is over analyzed and over speculated by people who really don't know anything about how things work or what happens day to day with pro athletes or a pro sports franchise.

Nothing wrong with being a fan and having an opinion, but some have nothing better to do but wait for opportunities to point fingers and moan about how stupid or lousy a player or a coach is.

I'm happy to see a team that is put together to be competitive and has an eye towards being elite. If there's an honest effort for that, what is there to complain about?

Sometimes I wonder why a lot of people who post here even bother to watch hockey.
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I agree, though I plead guilty to overreacting myself, and too often wanting to be the smartest fellow in the room as well.

What really bothers me is when posters refer to players (aka human beings) as "garbage," etc. or scapegoat an easy target (Kelly, K. Miller, Wideman [who I don't want back but was cruelly booed out of town] ). Tim Thomas and Z -- arguably the two most responsible for bringing it all back home in 2011 -- have been subjected to the same no nothing treatment.

Oh, well. Take the good and place the bad on "Ignore." This has had a demonstrable effect in lowering my blood pressure. Give it a try. :yo:
 
Chief Nine said:
Yep, it's all about being even keeled just like the team has to be. It's a long season and there are going to be highs and lows. All I ask is to be entertained and don't try to fool us by putting a product on the ice that we were fed all those years during the Sinden regime.
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This. Everyone was pumped up as hell mid-December, when we went on that winning streak (and simultaneously the Habs started their fall off the cliff). When you look at it, here are the teams we beat: a team that lost its Vezina winning goalie, the Panthers, a team that lost their golden ticket and is a basement team, a home-and-home against a team who dumped their coach mid-season, and a team whose biggest fan is Puddy from Seinfeld.

I was happy with the wins, but I wasn't impressed. Similarly, I wasn't screaming when we lost 3 games in a row to start the season. Half of our team was new to the franchise, and our main goaltender had virtually no time in scrimmages because we had a 3 way goalie backup battle royale...so, we stunk, as expected.

When the team loses, they're rarely as bad as they seem. Similarly, when the team wins, they're rarely as good as they seem.
 
L.A. will give you all a good idea how good this team is come Tuesday.Be a bigtime test for that defence I imagine.
 
Gee Wally said:
Thats absolutely true Joe.
My issue is that the distribution is skewed. No bell shaped curve for damn sure and I wonder why some even follow the team. So much so I can go through pages of an individual posters history and literally not find anything remotely positive. Many just repetative rants.
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There is one that particularly gets up my goat who is now on the ignore list. Now I can come here and get solid, thought out opinions on the games and who we should draft/trade for.
 
GordonHowe said:
I agree, though I plead guilty to overreacting myself, and too often wanting to be the smartest fellow in the room as well.

What really bothers me is when posters refer to players (aka human beings) as "garbage," etc. or scapegoat an easy target (Kelly, K. Miller, Wideman [who I don't want back but was cruelly booed out of town] ). Tim Thomas and Z -- arguably the two most responsible for bringing it all back home in 2011 -- have been subjected to the same no nothing treatment.

Oh, well. Take the good and place the bad on "Ignore." This has had a demonstrable effect in lowering my blood pressure. Give it a try. :yo:
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I actually do one better, I totally avoid this place (or at least some threads) when there are the inevitable losses that drive us all crazy. It's the best way to avoid the systolic stress!;) I come here because I love the game, I love the level these guys play at and there are a great amount of posters on this board and others that I absolutely respect and look forward to hearing from.

But unfortunately, there's a majority of what I call Felgerites who do nothing but wait for something or anything even remotely bad to happen so they can spew their garbage. And I agree with GloryDaze4877 there are also some Sunshine Sallies who blindly think that all is wonderful and the team can do no wrong.
 
WBC8 said:
We are all fans . Some have different expectations . Last I checked the Bruins regular season success hasn't mattered to many . It's all about getting into the playoffs. I don't care what seed just get in then I'll judge you .

Record aside I like this team , but hate how they rarely get mad or stand up for one another .
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This post. Perfect.

Especially the last paragraph. I get discipline, but there's times when you can lose yourself. And this team has proven in the past they can beat teams up on the ice and on the scoreboard. It is infuriating to watch some of these players just skate away. I guess the sticking up for each other trait left with a lot of the recent players who have exited.
 
The most unrealistic expectation one could have for Bruins fans is they put reasonable expectations on the this team:)

Have a peek back to September/October, he**, even in the summer, many predicted this was a lottery team, the few others who thought they wouldn`t be that bad, said they`d be fighting for a playoff spot (which was where I stood).

This team is playing and has played almost precisely how many expected, what I also expected was most who predicted disaster wouldn`t dare come on here and say they are playing above where they anticipated, instead, they prefer to just crap all over them for not dominating.

This is an mediocre at best team, the fact they are where they are in the standing is both lucky as the East is horrifically weak and a testament to a team who, with limited skill and D incredibly slow has shown some resilience and has been quite the surprise
 
Fenway,
I tend to agree with your friend. This year people seem to be seeing more negatives about the team than acknowledging the positives. I think some people made up their minds before the first puck drop that they were going to be a bottom team this year and have just stuck with it.
 
I think there's a lot of positives and that the team is doing better than my original expectations. However, I'm frustrated with the sort of lack of direction. As another poster put it 'is this supposed to be a rebuild or are we supposed to be going for it?'. I mean there's too many key pieces in place to be holding fast.

As far as the larger picture, 45% of the internet is bellyaching about stuff. Another 10% is useful information, the rest is porn.
 
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I was wrong when I predicted the team of to be playoff caliber at the beginning of the season.

Those who are predicting a potential playoff run are also wrong... at least with the current defense corps.

I feel as though I give credit where it's due and critique the same. Sometimes during a game, I vent frustration or elation depending on the applicable emotion, but for the most part I feel as though I'm pretty level-headed.

I understand being turned off by those who think with their hearts, but I do believe we are all coming here from the common denominator of being a Bruins fan. So I don't let it get to me nearly as much anymore.
 
KillerBs77 said:
his point is there shouldn't be this much criticism with how well they're doing in standings and statistically. not a whine about different reactions. its like your kid getting a B+ in school but you criticising him for not getting an A. there is obvious holes in this team and decisions to be made. but not worth the criticism they have received
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And again, who the **** is he to say how other people should feel? :laugh:

If someone wants to be critical, or suggest areas for improvement, so be it. If that stuff bothers me, I don't read it. Just like people who love proposing trades or making line suggestions. That doesn't interest me in the least, but I don't harbor a grudge against someone if they enjoy it.
 
ODAAT said:
The most unrealistic expectation one could have for Bruins fans is they put reasonable expectations on the this team:)

Have a peek back to September/October, he**, even in the summer, many predicted this was a lottery team, the few others who thought they wouldn`t be that bad, said they`d be fighting for a playoff spot (which was where I stood).

This team is playing and has played almost precisely how many expected, what I also expected was most who predicted disaster wouldn`t dare come on here and say they are playing above where they anticipated, instead, they prefer to just crap all over them for not dominating.

This is an mediocre at best team, the fact they are where they are in the standing is both lucky as the East is horrifically weak and a testament to a team who, with limited skill and D incredibly slow has shown some resilience and has been quite the surprise
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You are correct but as you said the East is filled with mediocre teams .No one is expecting a Stanley Cup this year but with so much mediocrity in the East ,the Bruins could wind up in the final 4 . To have the Canadians possibly out of the playoff picture ( when they thought they were going to win a Cup ) and the Bruins making a little noise in the playoffs would be one hell of an enjoyable season for me ,particularly after we lost the first 3 games of the season and the team looked doomed .
 
LSCII said:
And again, who the **** is he to say how other people should feel? :laugh:

If someone wants to be critical, or suggest areas for improvement, so be it. If that stuff bothers me, I don't read it. Just like people who love proposing trades or making line suggestions. That doesn't interest me in the least, but I don't harbor a grudge against someone if they enjoy it.
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Correct . To each his own . I read the trade proposal threads but usually don't participate in them since I know virtually nothing about the other teams . I watch Bruin games and that's it .
 
Sums up why I rarely come and read these Bruins' boards. The worst mistake is to visit this place after a loss. Although, I don't think it is just Bruins fans, it seems to me like many fan bases want nothing more than seeing all their players older than 25 traded for picks and prospects for some reason.
 
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