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worst team in the league
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Celebrini for Calder
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hohosaregood
Banned
You say that but I still got dark mode.Dark mode is gone
Juxtaposer
Outro: Divina Comedia
I know the existence of 4chan will have you thinking differently, but it is extremely possible to be normal and post on a forum.
Specifically, I am referring to the weird behavior around Smith and Celebrini, who are teenagers. I'm not asking anyone to be an average hockey fan (which obviously none of us are), I'm asking us to be normal about how we talk about two teenagers online.
Crewouse
Registered User
it just defaults to system settings, you can change it to darkDark mode is gone
weastern bias
worst team in the league
Came back for me, this site is being powered by a hamster running on a wheel right now, lol
"A forum", sure, but THIS forum?
Being a Sharks fan?
Not normal
Being passionate enough about it to post on a web 1.0 style message board decated to hockey prospects?
VERY not normal
We're all freaks
Juxtaposer
Outro: Divina Comedia
Freaks about hockey. Not freaks about teenage boys.
Pinkfloyd
Registered User
I don't know. People are always pretty weird about athletes. I remember similarly creepy things about 19 year old Tomas Hertl.
hohosaregood
Banned
I agree but I will say that it's been frustrating with Smith since he's getting closer to where we want him to be but his execution is still off. Like positionally, he's in place to make more plays now than ever. The problem being that it also means that he's also in a position to flub on the play more than ever too.
one2gamble
Registered User
If you think this forum is weird about our teens go check out X.....lol
weastern bias
worst team in the league
But our hockey team IS teenage boys
Juxtaposer
Outro: Divina Comedia
Pinkfloyd
Registered User
How?
LilLeeroy
Registered User
Yeah did I miss something or are they just looking for something to complain about?
I'd start by calling out anyone using the phrase "AHL Smith" or calling players "smurfs" when going out of your way to attack specific players.
Criticism is ok, being an obsessed creep is not.
weastern bias
worst team in the league
I don't think it's that big a deal that fans are being irrational about their favorite team, it's a huge part of pro sports fandom in any context
Young players are not immune from criticism, whether the critiques are nuanced or not
Pinkfloyd
Registered User
I may have missed something but being weird about young players can encompass many things.
I don't know that I would classify those two things as creepy though. Smurf is just a size thing. AHL is just a quality thing.
We should probably all be patient with Smith (and Celebrini, Mukh, Graf, etc) but it doesn't mean that it's weird to call out what they're doing well and what they really aren't doing well.
These kids are making $1MM/yr and will probably make $10-50MM lifetime earnings at least, and opposing teams and fans, the media, etc. are likely far harsher than we are.
I do think it's unhealthy for folks on this board to be drinking themselves silly / making up nicknames that only they use / etc. over Smith and the kids, but I also don't think the kids need any protection. If you're asking for change, it should be for you/the boards, not for the players.
These kids are making $1MM/yr and will probably make $10-50MM lifetime earnings at least, and opposing teams and fans, the media, etc. are likely far harsher than we are.
I do think it's unhealthy for folks on this board to be drinking themselves silly / making up nicknames that only they use / etc. over Smith and the kids, but I also don't think the kids need any protection. If you're asking for change, it should be for you/the boards, not for the players.
No, they're creepy.
Barrie22
Shark fan in hiding
It is weird to call forwards that are 6 feet tall smurfs, when that is the average size for an nhl forward in the nhl.
And about 3 inches taller then the average american male.
And most of the complaints about smiths failures stem from ridiculous expectations. Last game there was an entire page of complaining about smith missing a wide open net, when the puck was tipped by a defender.
And about 3 inches taller then the average american male.
And most of the complaints about smiths failures stem from ridiculous expectations. Last game there was an entire page of complaining about smith missing a wide open net, when the puck was tipped by a defender.
Pinkfloyd
Registered User
Agreed but I think there's enough wiggle room here to say that calling someone a smurf, accurate or not, isn't that bad. It's not something that needs corrective action or you're being creepy. Same for the open net miss sort of conduct. That has happened in GDT's many times during the Marleau/Thornton era. I'd need a concrete example of what we're talking about that crosses the line into creepy for whoever describes it as such. I didn't think our posters have been that way. Not sure about other platforms.
tiburon12
Registered User
Especially weird considering the CSO (Chief Smurf Offender) is most likely smaller than everyone they call a smurf
Star Platinum
Registered User
I agree, but I also can pretty easily just disregard the opinions of folks who lean into that stuff too heavily and I don't have to use the "Ignore User" option to do it.
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