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This whole narrative looks absolutely hilarious in light of recent developments.
That would require pulling up posts from the late 2000s that no longer exist.
Ignorance is bliss. I really don’t care if you don’t believe me. You’re the one coming to me asking for proof knowing full well those posts no longer exist due to the migrations of the boards
Your claim is that Habs fans expected the Kostitsyn bros to be better than the Sedins?
With fairly good reason. 81G in 81games and leading TC in points all while being 6’5 and could skate like the wind for a guy his size?
As a Habs fan, I really wish we had drafted Michkov instead Reinbacher, ugh, I love Michkov's potential. But I do think that if we were given the choice to have Hutson or Michkov tomorrow, I'm taking Hutson. This is not to diminish Michkov's impact, but Hutson is more valuable to the Habs than a dynamic winger.
I do believe mtl fans should not pick between them. It was the choice not about Hutson or Michkov, it was about other D. And I do believe Michkov have higher pick(my prediction before the season was 60-65 points for him). Its not that hard to believe when player has better season than most players who was drafted before him and has one of the best rookie seasons in the modern NHL. And I think mtl did well in the end with making homework and draft Demidov, they will be great. Could be greater but fans could do nothing with it. I still not counting all mtl fans as Michkov haters, its only about loud angry part and I dont know why they are so loud angry because they have Hutson. they have Demidov. And all other players team will build around and already face their first play off. Why some fan still decided to make bad wrong conclusion about Michkov when the player played really good and the team he root for is playing really good?
I dunno. Unless you were expecting Hutson to grow a foot or win the Norris, he's probably not overhyped if he's won the Calder, brought his team to the playoffs, and broken records in his first season. Given how unexpected his performance was, I think there's an argument that he was underhyped.
Dude, how many times do I have to say I don’t care if you believe me or not? In fact I’m sure no one cares whether you do or don’t.
This is the saddest, most desperate flex I’ve ever seen posted on here
I wrote that he eventually met expectations. And there was a lot of hype. Even a meme was born out of this among the fans of many clubs. At the same time, many hockey players were, let's say, "expected" and got into the top three finalists, spent the season at the same level or won the prize for the best newcomer. But their figures did not turn into a meme among fans of other teams. Seider was underhyped. Hutson wasnt.
Grigorenko would have been that next guy after Datsyuk and Zetterberg in Detroit if not for a terrible car accident in 2003 that left him in bad shape. Luckily recovered to the point where he could restart his career and be solid in the Super League/KHL, but he was never the same as before when he tore up the 2003 World Junior.
I am well aware but I still believe even prior to this injury he was overhyped. A fun player to watch but he was talked about like the next surefire superstar (just like all the players I listed).
