- Mar 4, 2004
- 29,589
- 29,171
If I tell you tomorrow there's a 29 year old 6'2" 220 lb power forward who kills penalties, hits, fights, and has scored 42 goals over his past two regular seasons coming up as a UFA there is not a single person in the entire known universe who says "you know what, I'm tapping out of the bidding at 4 x 4."
Knowing it's Abdelkader, and considering that familiarity, there are fans here who would... because here like few other places familiarity breeds contempt.
Not a single person in the entire known universe. Being a whee bit dramatic maybe?
Once they found it was Abdelkader their excitement would be tempered a bit because they'd look further than those last two seasons you cherry picked. Add to that a power forward's game dropping off in their 30s.
It's not contempt, it's context. Most of the people bashing Helm and Abby's contracts often go out of their way to say they like the players but hate the deals.