poetica Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I forgot hockey teams are able to function without fan support. Why did Atlanta leave again? I don't think anyone is going to Luongo's house and asking him to refund them their ticket either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradinToSmyl Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 He was definitely not on par with Luongo last year. Rinne I find to be incredibly overrated. He's Ben Bishop with a little more skill. Luongo was also better than Niemi the year before(2010). Chicago was just stacked to the nine's when they won the Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpcurtly Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 You don't pay their salary! You do not pay them for a service! You have nothing to do with what they get paid! You decide to buy a ticket to see a game or to buy swag because you choose to. You have no right to make demands on them as you would a company you have a service contract with. That's the problem here. People fail to see that simple truth. If you go to see a movie and it sucks, you don't get your money back. You paid to see it. It sucked. You deal, maybe write a bad review online. Sane people, however, do not go to the lead actor's work place and "boo" him, claiming your single movie ticket pays his salary and you demand better as his "employer." Remember: No one has to spend a penny. You can watch the games on TV for free. You don't have to buy jerseys or swag. You can even visit the forum to cheer or jeer for free. Any money you spend is by choice and does not constitute a promise of anything more than the exact product you paid for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Those same fans are passionate and want to win, and put the team before individuals. Some of you really have a narrow minded view of what you think fans should be and how they should think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUCKS4CUP 28 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I would feel more comfortable in accepting your opinion if you could back it up with some statistical analysis. Good luck with that. This board is so completely ridiculous I am actually arguing against the Canucks. I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Light Racicot Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I think many Canuck fans are just extremely hypersensitive and tend to exaggerate the bad apples and experiences to ridiculous proportions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUCKS4CUP 28 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I would say we are more deserving then Anaheim, Carolina and Tampa Bay. Places where most residents probably have no idea their local hockey team is a recent cup winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetica Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Where do you think the money comes from to pay salaries and set the cap? I have every right to to make demands. They have every right to ignore me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradinToSmyl Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 How is it irrelevant? You said you buying tickets funds the salaries of the players, if you feel you're not receiving the proper performance from the team, no ones forcing you to continue paying that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBackup Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I don't know that you are correct. I bet that more often than not, in situations similar to what happened last June....the crowd has dispersed with only minor issues to report. Look at the Olympics, look at any major social gathering in any major metropolis. If what you say is true, there wouldn't ever be such events.....just as there won't be any this June in Vancouver(hopefully we make it that far). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey Fever Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 We deserve NOTHING, but the team sure does. I can die happy if or when it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ṣpiderman Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 You are entirely wrong. You pay to see a game (or watch it FREE on tv). There is no guarantee of more. The "product" for tickets is one game only. You buy tickets or swag because you want to, not because doing so gives you a piece of ownership of the team. If you don't like the "product," treat it like any other and don't buy it. There are never guarantees in hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockNroLLa. Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 This has got to be the most silliest post of the week..well maybe not lol but pretty close! My question is do you deserve to live in an area which you look down upon so much?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetica Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 If we don't support the team, there will be no team to watch for free on TV. No? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradinToSmyl Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Stats don't prove anything. The play in the game does. If you're going to use stats to your argument, then both Elliot/Halak truly are, the BEST goalies in the league. We all know they're not. Hell, even St. Louis fans know they're not. Is Quick the best goalie in the league? Far from it. Miller went 20/25 last night. Does that mean Enroth > Miller? Mike Smith got a 54 shot shutout last night. That's the highest # of shots in a shutout in the passed 30 years. Does that mean that Mike Smith is automatically the best goalie ever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUCKS4CUP 28 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 In other words, the stats don't back you up? Try to stay focused. I am not saying Rinne is better than Luongo. I am not saying Crawford is better than Luongo. I am talking about 2 series. Mike Smith was the best goalie last night, the stats prove it. Roberto Luongo has never led his team to an upset playoffs series win. Agree or disagree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradinToSmyl Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Is watching really free on TV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBackup Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 In other words, the stats don't back you up? Try to stay focused. I am not saying Rinne is better than Luongo. I am not saying Crawford is better than Luongo. I am talking about 2 series. Mike Smith was the best goalie last night, the stats prove it. Roberto Luongo has never led his team to an upset playoffs series win. Agree or disagree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUCKS4CUP 28 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Disagree. He was unreal against Dallas in 07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpcurtly Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 You're missing a few key elements in my 'equation' if you will. 1. Extreme disappointment (not crucial but I bet it helped) 2. Alcohol (Makes stupid people more likely to act on stupid urges) 3. People who came there with the intention of starting a riot. (This is the crucial part. There were people there with the explicit intention of starting a riot. When you factor in the other 'ingredients' it's bound to happen.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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