You absolutely are gatekeeping fandom. You are declaring there is one way and only one way to be a fan. I have restrained from jumping into this conversation because the board has been miserable as shit lately but I'm not letting this one pass.
You have been going non-stop these past few months about how great McDavid is. How great other organizations are. And now what is a TRUE Pittsburgh Penguins fan?
Dude, Aurora, F*** off. You've been such a whiny bitch about things the past few months, you sound like anything but a fan of this team.
That's just you being intolerant of other perspectives, because it's not the pro-Pens opinion you want to hear. All I'm saying is what I believe to be true though.
I've always been honest like this, even when the team was winning Cups. I laud the good things and point out the bad things. Haven't changed.
I've pointed out the good moves too recently, like the Hayes, Guentzel and Smith moves. Those are sensible decisions with eyes on the future.
It's not about likes or dislikes though, or what team I follow. Probably watch about 5 McDavid games per regular season. Not even a real fan of his. Watch Crosby for 82.
The fact is that other organizations are doing a better job of progressing their teams than we are, a lot of the time. Not all, mind you. Never said the Pens are the worst.
But they're certainly not ambitious like they used to be. They are fence-sitting right now.
I don't need to pretend that someone is better than he is, or that our team is doing better than they are, just because I'm a Penguins fan.
If people want to lie to themselves, or embellish history, that's their choice. Others are prepared to acknowledge what's actually happening.
Right now it's a down period in the Pens arc, so obviously there will be more negatives than positives. They are willingly throwing away years, for the sake of feelings.
So I'm sorry for not being sunshine and rainbows about that.