A Thought on Hockey, Bandwagon Jumping and GR
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Posted on: 2010-06-08 14:18 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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Peter Pocklington is the most hated owner in NHL history, the man traded Gretzey, Edmonton still hasn't forgiven him.
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Originally Posted by PapaSlade
Before you read too far and get mad that I wasted your time, it's a rainy craptastic day here in Chicago and I have absolutely nothing to do...and this post will likely have no relevance to your life...you have been warned.
Ok, I am sitting here in Chicago listening to a spirited discussion about how the 3500 fans that actually went to Blackhawks games when they sucked are somehow better fans and more deserving of a playoff ticket than anybody else and the fact that they cannot afford a playoff ticket is a crime against humanity. They literally hate/begrudge anyone who wasn't standing in an empty stadium during the "dark days". It's quite entertaining Nevermind that their old owner, Dollar Bill Wirtz (may he rest in peace), for years refused to show home games on TV because that would not be fair to people who bought season tickets. I have never seen a more hated owner.(Think PvP changes for hate level then times that by 10) But anyway, this whole bandwagon jumping arguement got me thinking. What if GR becomes City of's Stanley Cup run??? What if we go from 3500 die hards to a packed stadium and 900,000 homes tuned in, in Chicago alone, for game 5. Will we hate/begrudge all the new comers??? Will we say they do not deserve the goodness of our beloved game because they were not here when things were not so good?? Personally I am hoping for a happy go lucky new comer vid like this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNn3k1KfOrs Enjoy. |
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Originally Posted by PapaSlade
Sippin on a Schlitz and enjoying a wild finish to a wild game and series...Grats to the Hawks....grats to Philly, that is a durn good team.
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See you next year
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ESPN's "30 at 30" series dedicated one of the episodes to that whole story, and it was rather fascinating. Gretzky wasn't exactly free of blame in that whole scenario -- he essentially forced the trade. Yeah, the GM got all of the blame, but there was definitely blood on the Great One's hands (which he admitted in the various interviews).|
Originally Posted by Daimyo_Shi
Peter Pocklington is the most hated owner in NHL history, the man traded Gretzey, Edmonton still hasn't forgiven him.
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If you can find a rerun of it, I'd highly recommend it. Actually...so far I'd recommend any of the "30 at 30" episodes.
AND, GO BLACKHAWKS!
And a hearty pat on the back to the Flyers. It was a great series.
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Much like Captain America came along in World War II to save the comics from one of their slumps, Statesman will come along to save super-powered MMOs from their slump. Okay (hahaha), maybe not Statesman. Positron. Let's say Positron. And War Witch. And if DC and Marvel provide the sort of "competition" that Champions Online has (LOLOLOLOL), I think we'll be getting the brunt of that MMO-subscribing collective consciousness.
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I would never rejoice at a man's death, but let's face it...that team was never going to treat its players, its former players, and its fanbase with any sort of respect while Bill Wirtz was still alive. The Blackhawks are an Original 6 team. The city of Chicago and the NHL in general deserved better than Bill Wirtz.
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