Quoting: Gofnut999
They don’t. The fans do.
Boston fans are a different breed, if you come from outside the organization you better be great and right away or from the area. Ritchie and Kase both got off to a rough start in just a handful of games so the consensus amongst Boston fans Is.....they stink and have to go.
Well, some Oiler fans are even worse..
Fans: Hey it's us, the guys who pay for tickets. We need better homegrown D
GM: Alright here's a top 10 picked D, 2nd or 3rd best in the draft
Fans: Nice, develop him properly this time
GM: Alright don't expect anything until he's 21/22
Fans: Great, we wont know til theyre 3 full NHL seasons in anyways
-Player plays 2 full seasons and isnt a top pairing guy instantly-
Fans: GIT HIM OUTTA HERE! HE'S TRASH! NOT WORTH MORE THAN 3RD PAIR MONEY!
GM: ... wait what? Alrighty then
-Player traded for what a 3rd pairing D would fetch-
Fans: Nice, we'll use the money we could've signed him to and overpay someone in Free Agency instead
-No big names come, and we get some 3/4 Dman and pay him 2/3 salary-
-Player actually becomes a pretty good D-man someplace else-
Fans: Hey, it's us again. We need better homegrown D..
Rinse and Repeat. Every damn year. First Petry, now they're trying it on Nurse. Absolute clowns.
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