Is Kucherov the least liked player in the NHL? (Performance in Skills competition)
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Danarqhy
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Kucherov made a mockery of the joke that is the ASG weekend. Kinda fitting in a way.
Hate to break this to you, but pro sports ARE in the entertainment business.
No different from the movie business, music/concert business, TV show business, pro wrestling, whatever. Same shit.
Fans (buying tickets to watch in person, watching on TV) are what drive the revenue for the league to run.
He has the same responsibility to entertain fans as a movie star does to do press and promotion for their upcoming movie. Sports athletes aren't curing cancer, they play to entertain people for a couple of hours.
I get it, it's a pain in the ass for some of these guys to go show up for an All-Star weekend, but if you're going to show up, be a professional about it, don't act like a whiny 14 year old teenager being dragged out to a family function against their will. It's not a good look for the player, the team they represent, or the league.
Especially when you are one of the top players in the sport, you should know better than that.
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He'll show up in the playoffs as usual, leaving the 'all-star' weekend to McDavid and Matthews.
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Yes, the best producers in any given field tend to have more responsibilities. It comes with the territory.
I can't believe there are still people that can't comprehend that the All Star Weekend is not marketed towards the adult hockey fan.
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4 people walk into the bar.
"Hey, can you put the NHL all star skills on this TV?" *Points*
*Bartender comes back with their round of drinks.* "Party on".
AvalancheRy
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I tuned in during a Crosby/Bedard interview and promptly tuned right out. The guys are so boring and they just rattle off cliches. I mean I wouldn't want to be sat in the middle of an arena for people to watch like some kind of zoo exhibit, but these guys are making millions and put no effort into this kind of thing.
I love hockey. But the players are their own worst enemy when it comes to marketing the NHL.
I will say props to McDavid. You can tell the guy puts the work in and is just the absolute class of the NHL.
I love hockey. But the players are their own worst enemy when it comes to marketing the NHL.
I will say props to McDavid. You can tell the guy puts the work in and is just the absolute class of the NHL.
Kuch clearly enjoys being the bad guy, and that’s his right. Sports need heroes and villains. I love his antics.
Bedard is 18 years old. Such a bizarre criticism of him.
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Don't care what anyone says but OP is 100% right. Guy is a total tool and least liked player in the NHL
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PK Cronin
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There are issues with the ASG and Skills Competition. The NHL has attempted to fix it for years now and keeps struggling (though this year was the best it's been in a while). That's definitely a problem.
You're attempting to blame the NHL for a low quality product and shielding the players when the players are actively involved in helping to produce the low quality product. In fact they're the largest contributor to whether or not it'd be a low quality product. Kucherov attempting to ensure it was a low quality product. That's not on the NHL.
To use your example: When your Uber driver is intentionally trying to do a shitty job driving it's not Uber's fault and the driver is going to take the bulk of that blame.
Don’t need the speech on the NHL or sports being an entertainment product. The NHL is responsible for the entertainment of the product. Everybody’s role that is associated is different, and players’ roles are outlined in their contracts that are backed by a CBA. It is not Kucherov’s responsibility to entertain. Maybe morally to you, it seems.
I understand you were upset with Kucherov’s Marshawn Lynch approach. Hope the NHL can adopt more incentives so the competitions are a bit more lucrative for the players.
SomeDude
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They should have some rule that a player can’t be an all star 2 years in a row or something. I understand they want the best there for marketing but those guys also want to have a break like the rest of the league. It would also allow more guys to get the exposure. Win/win in my mind.
FrozenKing18
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I understand, but you have to act like a professional. You have some fans spending their money to see you. At least give some effort.
The problem could be easily fixed. Offer more money to the winners. Stop pretending like the NHL executives are in a war room about this ‘problem’ for years.
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I am pretty sure after those drunk cap remarks he sure did not make many friends. I'd like to see an anonymous poll but I am betting he'd rank top 3 for sure...there may be 1-2 other guys not fresh on my mind who are disliked more
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PK Cronin
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I didn't pretend anything. I even acknowledged that they've had issues with the game. They've attempted to make a number of format changes over the years to help keep it fresh. Some have worked, some haven't. They could offer more money to the winners, sure. That still doesn't address that Kucherov intentionally tried to make the product worse and you (and others) are trying to pass the blame along as if the NHL made him do that.
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