tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post2726416587501738176..comments2024-03-04T11:02:28.602-08:00Comments on Pass it to Bulis: Why it's Been 17 YearsHarrison Mooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03261557020279875141noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-21713534444155072492010-09-13T20:41:53.430-07:002010-09-13T20:41:53.430-07:00While I agree with you, the cases you pointed to d...While I agree with you, the cases you pointed to don't back up your point. Ray Emery had a well-documented drug problem. I'm from Montreal, and Carey Price was treated like a god out here. He got a sense of entitlement and spent every night out late partying, drinking, smoking and hooking up with ridiculously hot girls. Lupul hasn't lit it up - anywhere - after a good season in Edmonton. And yes, we've been hard on the Sedins. Way too hard. But Hank just came out and had a 113-point season. Wouldn't that mean the media scrutiny has motivated him to get better every year?<br /><br />I don't agree with the media's obsession either. But there's bright lights on the Lakers, who have just won two straight. The Yankees - and A-Rod - might have the most pressure on them in all of professional sports, but they just won the championship last year, and A-Rod had a great postseason (although their 200 million dollars worth of other players didn't hurt either). I think the media scrutiny is ridiculous, but in time players can adapt to it and I think it has less of an impact than we sometimes think. IMO, most players (especially in hockey) feel way more dedicated to their coaches and keeping their jobs then the feelings of the media scrum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-79182372914764761872010-09-13T20:14:54.096-07:002010-09-13T20:14:54.096-07:00Oh for sure, the scrutiny from fans AND THE MEDIA ...Oh for sure, the scrutiny from fans AND THE MEDIA goes too far. <br /><br />But as a Senators fan I can honestly say that Emery was a nutcase. <br /><br />But Sens fans/media did run Wade Redden out of town, and almost did the same to Spezza. Those would be better examples.GelatinousMutantCoconuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02219712347641234862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-29572770528872455282010-09-13T13:51:28.965-07:002010-09-13T13:51:28.965-07:00Oh absolutely, but the media do what sells. While ...Oh absolutely, but the media do what sells. While I'm more than willing to go after the media, it seems a little ridiculous to see some fans complain about the media in one breath and then rant against Luongo in the next. <br /><br />The media need to be held accountable, but I've read too many forum posts from Vancouver residents cheerfully telling stories about how they told Ryan Kesler that Alain Vigneault should be fired for using him wrong. Accountability starts at home.Qris Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16671415368467961401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-90106426138689167172010-09-13T13:43:57.665-07:002010-09-13T13:43:57.665-07:00Another good article, Qris.
Let's not entirel...Another good article, Qris.<br /><br />Let's not entirely blame the fans, though: the Vancouver media is just as bad. My favourite line: "people yelling at him that he can't stand the pressure of their yelling at him." Substitute "people" with "media" and it's the same thing. I remember when Luongo said he wouldn't speak to the media on game days. The media decried it as an example of how he couldn't handle the media pressure. Seems to me like that's exactly what he did.<br /><br />That's when the media really soured on him as captain, and it makes me wonder if it wasn't a little more mean-spirited than we've considered. Looks to me like they felt slighted by being shut out, and they slighted him back. One could argue it's effectively the same thing they've done in this Cody Hodgson saga: create mean-spirited gossip because they haven't been gifted access to the full story. It's destructive, and it seems to me like tantrum-throwing borne of the entitlement you discuss in this article.Harrison Mooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261557020279875141noreply@blogger.com