#26 — Vanek! with a Jurco

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Re: Fandom Venting

[(Anonymous)]

ayrt
Yeah, it says so much more about them that they feel the need to put him down to make their future star look better. It's like they can't settle for getting a number one pick, they have to go above and beyond to make him seem better than he already is. It's so extra. Edmonton fans were never this annoying about McDavid.

Re: Fandom Venting

[(Anonymous)]

IDK, the McDavid fans turned Matthews fans I follow have been consistently annoying about both of them.

Re: Fandom Venting

[(Anonymous)]

I think it's more the obnoxiousness surrounding McDavid wasn't limited to Edmonton. The NHL in general (especially the Canadian portion) has been worshipful of him. They don't put others down because they can't conceive anyone else as worthy enough to even compare (except maybe early Sid.) The McJesus nickname is sadly lacking in irony.

Re: Fandom Venting

[(Anonymous)]

I doubt he's gonna win the scoring race next year like some are predicting, and he probably won't come in top three. It'll be interesting to see the response.

Re: Fandom Venting

[(Anonymous)]

At least Taylor Hall got out before he could be blamed as the reason for McDavid falling short of any expectations, and I have a feeling anything less than the Cup will be considered a failure. His injury last year actually gave him a little respite. McDavid is under tremendous pressure, but so are his teammates.

Re: Fandom Venting

[(Anonymous)]

Yep. Lucic? He's going to have to replace Hall's scoring, which is pretty much impossible.

Re: Fandom Venting

[(Anonymous)]

I don't know. Him not winning the Calder last year didn't slow them down and they like to point to his injury, even though he wasn't a lock leading up to the injury either.