dekedangle_rpfanon | #23 — Brown Goes Down

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The narrative the team seems to want to push about horrible injury luck this season is that it's made the club gel more, bond, and be totally clingy bros - which I do believe to an extent. The adversity and the idea that '[they]'ve been through it all this year, it seems' as per Ells in the post-game interview definitely prepared them for playoffs pressure in a way even being bounced out in previous playoffs didn't.

Also it seems awful but I am somewhat 'yay injuries!' as well since the team at least seems entirely healthy recently and few teams in the playoffs can say that.

My cautious optimism wars with my cynic nature and on days without games it even wins! No expectations, but certain daydreams have crept up on me. It's a lovely feeling having hope in May.

Yeah, I was very "NO WHY, PLEASE BE OKAY" as the injuries were happening, but in hindsight it's kind of like, well, maybe it's not all terrible? Not that I'd ever want any of the guys to be hurt, but if things work out okay in the end, yay? I'm just going to keep believing the narrative and that it's some weird advantage toward overcoming adversity, lol.

And only sort of related, but I'm so glad Bergy finally got surgery on his shoulder last summer since a) it had to have been bothering him for awhile and b) he's been fantastic since he got back. I actually thought he was good in the playoffs last year, too, and that he gets some undeserved flak in general, but after seeing his regular season play, I have to wonder if his shoulder wasn't holding him back. Either way, Bergy doing well makes me really happy.

I feel you there, too. The cautious optimism is so much easier on non-game days.

This got so long, whoops.

The Bergy hate I see has a lot to do with him not panning out exactly as expected/his upside not being fully realized, which is a weird grudge to hold.

There are a lot of factors that go into that. Look at his development - in his early years he was on a stinker Blues team that only barely made it to the playoffs when he was a rookie and didn't manage to return for two years after that. Him and his contemporaries also played a very different game than what the Hitch system demands. He's the one that managed to stick and I guess there's a lot of mixed feelings about that group. Most fans seemed to have written them off entirely, even Oshie sucks to them haha. That he has adjusted as he has, become a solid two-way guy for us isn't a bad thing at all.

He has cold streaks at times and his contract stings a bit then, but he's been one of the few Blues players who has consistently shown he has a playoff gear. So. I just enjoy him this time of year.

It also seems only people like Tank and Schwartzy get the benefit of the doubt when it comes to injuries affecting their play. They need to 'prove themselves' before they can be viewed fairly. it sucks.

Also I know Vova/Vladi doesn't like being called Tank but that just slipped out.

Yeah, the people who are down on that whole group (including Oshie... yeah, what a scrub) don't seem to be taking any of those factors into account. These are the same people who like to complain about Gunny, too. And a fair number of them used to bag on Ells before this year, too. Which, Bergy and Gunny and even Ells have all had their ups and downs, but they're all very good players, and any player is going to have injuries and cold streaks or sometimes make mistakes.

A lot of them also seem really hung up on Bergy not hitting enough for their liking/being more physical. But these are also the kinds of people I've seen saying that they wish Parayko would develop a mean streak, so I'm okay with writing them off as idiots. I still get annoyed and overprotective, though, lol.

You're definitely right that only players like Vladi (I have so much trouble not slipping up and calling him Frank/Tank, too), Schwartzy, and probably also Steener consistently get the benefit of the doubt. Which really does suck. :/

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