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Oh ****, now Ryan earned an extension.
The second coming of Tom Screen I reckonUseless PP goal by Rask
Again, Staal was paid 9 million dollars to put up 33 points his last season here.
Obviously, he was (and still is) more capable than that.
And people still worship him after that? That's some serious Stockholm syndrome.
I think it's completely fair to question whether it was the player or the coach/system at this point.Again, Staal was paid 9 million dollars to put up 33 points his last season here.
Obviously, he was (and still is) more capable than that.
And people still worship him after that? That's some serious Stockholm syndrome.
No, it's not, because crystal balls and narratives.I think it's completely fair to question whether it was the player or the coach/system at this point.
If Ryan get's another contract because of useless goal like this one I will kill him personallyThe second coming of Tom Screen I reckon
ETA: Ryan that is actually
I'm going to hold you to that.If Ryan get's another contract because of useless goal like this one I will kill him personally
Oh Hank, haven't you said that before? Yet you still torture yourself.Whatever. I'm close to done with this team for this year.
I think it's completely fair to question whether it was the player or the coach/system at this point.
He cared. He just didn't care enough until his career was on the line. Then he REALLY cared.The one that's constantly regurgitated about how Eric didn't care, it's all his fault he couldn't lead this sad sack of a franchise. That paying him 9 million dollars should make him better than McDavid somehow, and lead this team to the playoffs year after year despite the best player in the league not being able to do it with another similarly incompetent franchise.
I will email Francis, he will not risk it...I'm going to hold you to that.
I think it's completely fair to question whether it was the player or the coach/system at this point.
Even better question- can we lose last 13 of 15 games to have better odds at draft lottery?Can we win 11 or 13 of our last 15?
Stay tuned
He cared. He just didn't care enough until his career was on the line. Then he REALLY cared.
There are two things that look abundantly obvious when you watch him play, and I watched almost every single televised game he ever played for this team.
A) He's playing like lion set free from a cage, which is exactly what it must've felt like to escape this team and the expectations it put on him.
B) He's in better shape at 33-34 for then than he was the last three years he played for us. He's in beast mode which we didn't see at all the last two years at least.
If the expectations are too much for you, don't take all the money. You can't tell me he cared this much his last two years. My girlfriend has been watching the canes since his last two years. She was shocked with me watching tonight.
"I never understood why you used to make such a deal about that guy, he sucked."
"Now I get it. Why wasn't he like that before?"
She had never seen him during his better times.
He mailed it in man. He gave up. He lost heart. Couldn't find his game. Whatever you want to call it. Most of the league wide talk going into that off season after he bombed with the Rangers was wondering if he'd even find a job. That's what you see tonight. Good on him for figuring it out, but screw him as far as being a Cane ever again or wishing he was here now. He was awful when he left. That team is gone and this is our team moving forward whether you like it or not. I would trade Jordan just to get the band aid the rest of the way off.
I don't know that I blame him, but I sure as shit don't feel sorry for him.I guess he did give up on this franchise.
Who wouldn't?