You're entitled to your opinion. So if you want to "argue" about this, don't bother. My response to you is, "You're free to believe whatever you want."
I'm sick and tired of everyone saying that the Habs should just shoot for last place to get a high draft pick. I don't care what anyone says about "thinking/planning" for the future. That is such bullshit. These are professional hockey players. I expect them to play their hearts out every single minute of every single game to try and win -- even if they're a mediocre team. They are not paid 6 to 7 figures to just show up and skate around so that we can get a first rounder.
As a professional, I would *never* do a halfass job. Having played competitive sports, I would NEVER do anything other than play to win. You know why? Because that is what athletes do. That is what professionals do. That is what people WHO HAVE A STRONG WORK ETHIC DO!!! How can you scream for them to just dump? I want them to TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR WORK! And to do that, they have to work as hard as they can, and then some.
If the coaches and management want to orchestrate some crap so that they can strategically end up in the bottom to try and get a first round draft pick, that's their perogative. I don't like it. I don't have to agree with it. But they hold the power so they can do whatever they want. If you think I'm not a "real fan" just because I don't "look at the bigger picture" then I don't want to be your kind of "real fan". I can be my kind of "non-real fan" and love every game where I see good hockey and cheer my heart out every time we win or score. I will not let some armchair coach, whose opinion has no bearing whatsoever on the cosmic balance of the Habs universe, ruin the moment for me by saying, "They should just trash the rest of the season to get a first round draft pick." If I'm going to take 3 hours of my precious time to watch a game, if I'm going to spend my hard earned money on tickets to a game, I don't care what their standings are. They had better fucking win.
I'm not telling anybody they can't voice their opinion. I'm not implying that anyone should change their opinion. I'm simply stating, if you're wondering why I went from talking to you all the time to not talking to you at all, here it is.
It's not because we have a different opinion.
It's because you try to ram your opinion down my throat at every possible opportunity.
So, have whatever opinion you want.
Just respect the fact that I don't have to
(and I don't)
share that opinion.
End of rant.
We now return to your regular scheduled blogging.
GO HABS GO!!!