Have you ever attended a wedding? All the things that get said... and then the divorce rate...
anyone catch the TSN interview with McJesus after the rookie orientation skate yesterday in EDM????
McJesus basically said this "it was great to put on the uniform that i hope to play my entire NHL career in"
on the surface its a good PR move...but why lie???? hes getting out of that shithole asap.........shame on him for lying to EDM fans....
hilarious
Have you ever attended a wedding? All the things that get said... and then the divorce rate...
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PR = lies in most cases
Who knows, Crosby came to Pittsburgh with that same mentality, even though the team had been in the s#!%s for some time... so maybe it was just a little white lie that will turn into the truth.
Either way, I'm with you on the fact that you just can't say that out loud; to the very least, not on your ''first day on the job''!
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Nice comparison Eric!
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W- Forsberg, Batherson, Nichuskin, Tuch, Konecny, Maccelli, Sharangovich, Bertuzzi, Kaliyev, Neighbours, Reichel
D- Carlson, Rielly, Klingberg
G- Hellebuyck, Demko, Merzlikins, Vejmelka
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D: Simashev, Willander, Lambos
G: Schmidt, Rodrigue, DiPietro, Gaudreau, McKay
90 percent of all player interviews are the same rehashed bs responses anyways, I could do with a lot less of them.
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I bet he does want to play his entire career in Edmonton. Chances are he changes his mind (most players eventually want to change teams), but right now I think he sincerely dreams of bringing Edmonton back to his glory days of the '80s. He is pumped and excited to be joining the NHL, he is probably as excited as the Oiler fans about all the changes the organization is making, and I bet he truly imagines winning many Cups in Edmonton and playing his whole career there.
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What was he supposed to say? Dumb thread again. All he wants to do is win, and whatever roster he is on wins.
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G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll
As mentioned, I'm sure Crosby said the same thing. Also Tavares with the Islanders, Stamkos in Tampa, etc. Then they all fall in love with the city and sign long-term deals.
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I didn't see or hear the interview, but it depends what the question was. If it was in the likes of:''How does it feel to hop on to that ice, wearing that jersey... or... how do you feel with that jersey on knowing that the likes of Gretzky, Messier and Coffey have been part of this great lineage...'' then maybe he had no choice but to answer in a PR way.
If the question was less oriented to his carreer or whatnot, then I don't think he needed to go that route. Some guys like to do it to help ease them in to the community or the lockeroom and all, but I don't think McDavid needed to do that.
Do you think he would have said the same thing if the Panthers or the Coyotes had the 1st overall pick and had drafted him??
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You forgot your boy PK in MTL
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Scoring Cats: G-A-PTS-PPG-PPA-(+/-)-HITS-BLK-SHP-SOG-FOW-GWG / W-L-SVS-SV%-GAA-SO
C- Crosby, Barzal, Bennett, Schmaltz, Novak
W- Forsberg, Batherson, Nichuskin, Tuch, Konecny, Maccelli, Sharangovich, Bertuzzi, Kaliyev, Neighbours, Reichel
D- Carlson, Rielly, Klingberg
G- Hellebuyck, Demko, Merzlikins, Vejmelka
Minors:
F: Fantilli, Cooley, Bourgault, Perreault, Cowan, Ohgren, N. Foote, Goyette, Iskhakov, Denisenko, Tracey
D: Simashev, Willander, Lambos
G: Schmidt, Rodrigue, DiPietro, Gaudreau, McKay
It's a pat answer that all young NHL players are coached into.
You won't get a straight answer from anyone like McDavid - they are like trained showdogs; they aren't saying anything that could possibly be taken as individual or selfish.
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He said the same thing when he put the then last place Erie Otters sweater. Turned that franchise around too.
It takes a very gullible person to put any stock into what NHL players say. They are robots.
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I've seen hockey players speak their mind on things that concern them... such as Kessel.
And then there's scrutiny and it's harder to play under the microscope - because the media (who you may have attacked) is ready to jump all over you.
So far, McDavid is correctly Crosby-ing himself with the most vanilla answers he can.
Smart on his part. Smart. Nothing more than that.
I'm thrilled about the trade / draft / signing, i will play with the best players in the best arena with the best fans. It's exciting to be here in .... **** where did i end up again ?