I don't know where else to say this guys, but.... I think I'm literally in platonic love with Luke Schenn. I think he's my favourite player. Most of the time I don't even really have a favourite player. For a brief time Campbell really endeared himself to me and I considered him my favourite for, like, 2 months maybe. But it could never last.
But Luke? Oh my god Luke. How is it that I'm 41 and my hero is a 33 year old? It's just so improbable all around. This guy should have been washed out of the NHL five years ago and here he is, playing the best hockey of his life. He is the only player on the roster who truly, vastly EXCEEDED all expectations this spring. You can say Rielly if you want, but sorry, for what he makes, he shot a birdie with this year's performance and Luke shot a f***ing albatross.
Schenn is the player I would have felt the best for, if the Leafs won. I would have wanted him to get the first cup pass, even if he probably would have been, like, 4th last. He is the only player I truly feel bad for after the series loss, and the way they lost. Just the thought of Schenn being able to come back home, play the best hockey of his life and lift the cup as a leaf, brought a tear to my eye. This was probably our one chance to make that happen for him and we blew it. This team doesn't deserve him.
I just watched his postseason presser and the dude is just so f***ing cool. I wish he'd sign for another year at $1M but you can see the confidence in him. He knows he just played the best hockey of his life at 33, and he's getting 3X3M from someone. It probably wouldn't be wise if it was us, but we should seriously take a look at what it would take and if we can make it work for the team and the player. I just get the sense that he's a real culture guy and this is where he can be of the most use in that regard.
I realize that with a player like him the wheels could fall off anytime, and that scares me. Nonetheless, I'll be sad if we lose him and I'll root for him everywhere he goes. A f***ing champ and a beast. Never in my life have I ever gone from disregarding/dismissing a player so easily, to being so much in love with a player in such a short time as I just did with Schenn.
I know, my posts are usually much better put together than this. I just had to get my ramblings down somewhere before bed.