da I don't follow the Toronto media that closely, but honestly sometimes I get confused about how much the fans actually believed the Kessel narrative or how much of that was after the fact scrambling to cover up that he was basically too good and they needed to get rid of him to successfully tank for Matthews. Either way the media/ team seems to have pretty much managed to convince the fans that he was the problem and that this was all worth it before Matthews has even gotten there, which is why I hope it goes about as well as tanking for Hall/RNH/Yakupov/McDavid has gone for the Oilers.
Re: Fandom Venting
I don't follow the Toronto media that closely, but honestly sometimes I get confused about how much the fans actually believed the Kessel narrative or how much of that was after the fact scrambling to cover up that he was basically too good and they needed to get rid of him to successfully tank for Matthews. Either way the media/ team seems to have pretty much managed to convince the fans that he was the problem and that this was all worth it before Matthews has even gotten there, which is why I hope it goes about as well as tanking for Hall/RNH/Yakupov/McDavid has gone for the Oilers.