Rants Mulliniks
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Is Kucherov the least liked player in the NHL? (Performance in Skills competition)
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From his actions, Kutcherov seems like that guy who has to be cool because he's sooo jaded and cynical about life. It's an attitude he lives, so he's good value for it, but the smirking, mocking and trolling is rather out of place for an event that's primarily held for kids.
For what it's worth, he'd probably mock the event even if he were some borderline NHL player, so he's being honest with his values.
I'd say anyone with a little wisdom wouldn't find his behavior very appealing, but there's not a lot of those folks around these days. It's kind of funny to watch because the All Star product is truly lame unless you're a young fan (which is of course the target audience), but again, being soo cool that you're trolling kids says a lot about your personality.
Or who knows, perhaps he's deeply uncomfortable being in front of people and this act is the best cover he's come up with?
No horse in this race, as I'm guessing the NHL would have known in advance his opinion on the event. It's not like he hides stuff like that. Don't invite a bitter, cynical "dude" to a public display of shmaltz and then be outraged things don't work out how you had hoped. lol
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For what it's worth, he'd probably mock the event even if he were some borderline NHL player, so he's being honest with his values.
I'd say anyone with a little wisdom wouldn't find his behavior very appealing, but there's not a lot of those folks around these days. It's kind of funny to watch because the All Star product is truly lame unless you're a young fan (which is of course the target audience), but again, being soo cool that you're trolling kids says a lot about your personality.
Or who knows, perhaps he's deeply uncomfortable being in front of people and this act is the best cover he's come up with?
No horse in this race, as I'm guessing the NHL would have known in advance his opinion on the event. It's not like he hides stuff like that. Don't invite a bitter, cynical "dude" to a public display of shmaltz and then be outraged things don't work out how you had hoped. lol
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SoundAndFury
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Well at least you admit you are making nothing but excuses for Kucherov as well, then.
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If you're actually pressed by this that's more embarrassing than kuch's effort last night
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I think a fitting punishment for Kucherov's behavior would be to disallow Russia from the 4 Country Tournament next year. That will show him.
In the middle of a week long break from hockey. Ppl gotta talk about something I guess.
tarheelhockey
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First guy to blatantly sandbag the competition through pure sloppiness and laziness, first guy to get booed, first guy to mock the fans for booing his bad attitude. At All Star Weekend for crying out loud.
Thinking this behavior sucked is not some controversial stance. Nobody is forcing this guy to be a professional entertainer and participate in lavish weekends where he can make a million bucks for a couple of minutes’ easy work. There’s no good reason for a grown-ass man to behave the way he did in that context.
Do you have any evidence that Nikita was drunk or hungover or is this another hateful comment based on nothing?
CupsOverCash
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No reason for grown ass men to get worked up over a skills competition. Here we are 18 pages.
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I think this is sort of cultural too. We, eastern Europeans tend call something BS when it's BS and act accordingly. The west will at least pretend to care, most of the time.
Not calling either approach better or worse, just throwing my two Czech crowns in.
I, for one, love Kuch even more now, but I never really cared about the kids to begin with.
Not calling either approach better or worse, just throwing my two Czech crowns in.
I, for one, love Kuch even more now, but I never really cared about the kids to begin with.
tarheelhockey
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That’s literally what pro hockey fandom is.
Are you suggesting that no one dislikes Evander Kane or Mitch Marner/Auston matthews? I think you better check that victim complex
I hated kuch before it was cool to hate him. I was a pioneer of hating his whining and pathetic temper tantrums on ice years ago.
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I just wanted to chime and say the OPs story sounds made up AF! Lol but hey you got a lot of people to chime in! Good on ya!
CupsOverCash
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Yea but I get it if it's like a real game but like a skills competition? The players normally don't gaf about this weekend evidence in their play of past ones. Just because he's a little more blatant about it means we gotta make a 18 page about it and be outraged about him? This feels like it has more to do with hatred of the player than it does of what he actually did. People are justified to hate him but let's just admit it's that not because of what he did at the skills competition. Alot of fans that has been beat by his lightning. I feel like this wouldn't be a big deal if it was someone else.
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I was more surprised by the dudes hairline. Eh it was weird to do that when the other players thought you were a douche bag
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If it were any of the other players doing this it would be just about the same reaction. I’ll grant you that maybe it being Kucherov stokes the flames a little bit more but he still acted like a jagoff for blowing this off. There’s a reason he was booed and it’s not because of Canadians being crazy hockey fans.
Kucherov has been one of my favorite players to watch the last 6 or so years and this was really disappointing to see him acting better than this event to where he can’t be bothered to try. If you don’t see what he did wrong then you don’t see what he did wrong, fine. But don’t be bothered by fan’s soured opinions of him.
Rants Mulliniks
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I literally could care less about Kucherov or Tampa. He’s just the guy that chose to be disrespectful. I am sure some dislike him but it’s probably far less a factor than you would like it to be. It was a douche move and he got called on it.
LeonDraisaitl
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I am a fan of Kucherov and he’s obviously an amazing player but not the greatest look
DownIsTheNewUp
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Can you imagine explaining this to a non-hockey person?
"What did this Kucherov guy do to make everyone so mad?"
"He was in the all-star skills competition and didn't try hard at all"
"Ah the all star game must be a big deal?"
"Well this wasn't even the all-star game, it was the skills competition before the game"
"Oh that must be an important competition"
"No, not really, it's pretty laid back, guys are having fun, its just an exhibition"
"So the other guys all try really hard then?"
"Well not really, but they make it look like they are"
"What did this Kucherov guy do to make everyone so mad?"
"He was in the all-star skills competition and didn't try hard at all"
"Ah the all star game must be a big deal?"
"Well this wasn't even the all-star game, it was the skills competition before the game"
"Oh that must be an important competition"
"No, not really, it's pretty laid back, guys are having fun, its just an exhibition"
"So the other guys all try really hard then?"
"Well not really, but they make it look like they are"
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