Yes this kind of mob mentality stuff is natural fan behavior, but that doesn't make it good behavior. It's just the same dumb shit we've seen with guys like Pitkanen, Semin, Hamilton, Trocheck returning to their former cities. It's one thing to boo a player because he's wearing the other laundry. It's another thing to cultivate conflict with him on a personal level. Especially when that is being fueled not by his actual behavior, but by media rumors on dressing room dynamics. Then riding the guy to the point that he reacts in the mildest way, and turning it into LoOk He'S dOiNg It AgAiN so the next round is even more intense and personal.
Haula went through some stuff in Raleigh that none of us would ever want to deal with. From the circumstances of his coming here, to the physical issues he dealt with, to losing a baby, to being frozen out by the coach, to getting traded off as a spare part. He guy more than paid his dues and didn't say a word about it publicly. Boo him for being a Pred, sure. But this narrative around him being an awful person, "self absorbed prick", all that stuff... man, that's just a bad look for a fanbase that has built a culture around not being toxic to that level.
Save it for someone who actually earned it. We should be seeing a few of those before this playoff is over.
