Lol what?From my perspective:
I don't get the same warm and fuzzy feelings from McDavid as I do from other star players like Crosby, Ovechkin, Kucherov, Hughes, etc.
Cause of the audacity to ask"but why" when it's pretty clear. This question doesn't get asked about kucherov does it? Why don't people like Kucherov?.
What does this have to do with Canadians? This post is pure salt
Theres nothing to come to terms with. It doesn't matter to us, we aren't the media.I'm not a fan of either team for 99.99% of the season. It doesn't take a marketing genius to notice that they are much more favorable to McDavid and Oilers than Barkov and the Panthers. I guess if you don't believe me, you could start a pole and ask people. What I'm saying isn't that far fetched. I think Edmonton fans struggle with it because they don't want to come to terms with the fact they are being favored a bit.
with 40-50 teams and presumably still a salary cap, I dont see it. Parity keeps the sport fun and interesting, which makes for shorter "dynasties" or dominating teams.Everyone gets dethroned in time. There will probably be someone better then Gretzky in like 2080.
Why do canadians feel entitled to be liked?
"Cindy" Crosby whining to the refs in his rookie year was something that made people dislike him, the videos of him with a high pitched voice crying for penalties back then was actually pathetic. I personally really like Crosby, and he is a Canadian hero, but the whining he did is something I have never seen from McDavid.McDavid doesn't even get a fraction of what Crosby used to get, and still does get. lol
When all you do is hate on other teams without looking at them subjectively, nobody takes you seriously.I like and dislike a variety of teams in the league for a variety of reasons. Wanna hear my thoughts on the Flyers, Capitals, and Rangers? Or would that signal an additional "agenda". Heaven forbid someone doesn't worship your favorite and player, right?
We’re allowed to root against players for the sake of our own, it’s called being a fan and makes watching games fun.Didn't take long for Pens fans to start griping about McDavid for no reason, so if the shoe fits, wear it.
of course, @Empoleon8771 is at least honest and outright admits it's a part of the reason. Credit to him for holding up the mirror, at least.
From that SPAZ? lmaoYou can add MacKinnon to the list as well.
This. The greater the star the more the hateMcDavid doesn’t get nearly the hate Crosby did.
A clear majority of hockey media picked Florida as the favourites to win the series.If you look at the commentary and analysis from the SCF, there's a clear picture being painted - "Edmonton is the best team ever and McDavid is the best player ever and...oh, there's another team here too...ummm...Florida?"
Which is fine. That being said, it's not McDavid's fault we are run by a vacuum salesman that makes one trade every five years. If anything, that makes what he's doing even MORE impressive.We’re allowed to root against players for the sake of our own, it’s called being a fan and makes watching games fun.
I personally soured on the franchise when they took damn near 5 years to not be utter failures with McDavid and Draisaitl, and this was after they had drafted 1st like 4 times in the previous decade. At that point, you root against such obvious incompetence because it doesn’t deserve to be rewarded. If McDavid was on a different team I probably wouldn’t root against him.
From the last 25 years, the only one of these generational stars that got what I'd consider league-wide hate is Crosby. It wasn't comparable with Ovechkin, Malkin, Mackinnon, Kucherov, or whoever.This. The greater the star the more the hate
Growing up Gretzky was absolutely hated if you weren’t a fan
What does this even mean?From my perspective:
I don't get the same warm and fuzzy feelings from McDavid as I do from other star players like Crosby, Ovechkin, Kucherov, Hughes, etc.
There's no doubt that McDavid is the best player in the league. I get that the NHL wants to market that, but I think there's a way to do it without undercutting other teams and players.
If you look at the commentary and analysis from the SCF, there's a clear picture being painted - "Edmonton is the best team ever and McDavid is the best player ever and...oh, there's another team here too...ummm...Florida?" When the play-by-play commentators and analysts are falling over themselves to gush about McDavid and the Oilers despite them being down 3-0 at one time, it completely undercuts the performance of Florida and its players. The general sentiment being pushed is - Florida isn't winning...Edmonton is just losing. That's not fair to Barkov, Matthews, Bobrovsky, etc and it gives unearned credit to the Edmonton team that, again was down 3-0 at one time.
When a single-player is hyperbolized and pushed to the extent that he is, it gets tiresome, especially when hockey and a cup run are a team effort.
Did you ignore every single Crosby thread ever created from around 2005 to today?Reading through the different playoff threads, I've never seen so much hatred for a top player in the league in my life. I don't get it. For the longest time it's been said the league doesn't promote its stars enough, they finally do and people hate on it.
My question is why?
Because he's a powerplay merchant who doesn't play honest hockey, he sucker punches players all the time after whistles and the refs protect him, most favorable calls in NHL history for him, league literally had an unprecedented weeklong layoff before the final to rest him and help him recover from his injury. He's also just an extremely awkward and unlikable guy off the ice and is a bad look for the face of the game.
Cause of the audacity to ask"but why" when it's pretty clear. This question doesn't get asked about kucherov does it? Why don't people like Kucherov?
The long break actually favors the Panthers. 3 days is long enough to reset after each lossesBecause he's a powerplay merchant who doesn't play honest hockey, he sucker punches players all the time after whistles and the refs protect him, most favorable calls in NHL history for him, league literally had an unprecedented weeklong layoff before the final to rest him and help him recover from his injury. He's also just an extremely awkward and unlikable guy off the ice and is a bad look for the face of the game.