Posted by Andy B on February 04, 1998 at 19:44:23:
In Reply to: Re: Maltais-Arrogant comments in the MEN posted by A Concerned Fan on February 04, 1998 at 15:56:33:
Woah,hold on there.I won't deny the money is good,but many come for the experience too.In the past,the UK was like a six month paid holiday for your hockey players,now it is not.If they are coming for the money,they shouldn't get upset when ,if they aren't performing,they get a good shellacing on these kinds of forum.Let's face it,you come from a land where the customer is king,and if you aren't getting what you paid for, you make damn sure people find out.Whether thats ordering a big mac or criticising hockey players who don't try.
You've trotted out that lame old duck 'If you can do better,you do it'.Sorry that doesn't wash.If we were talking about an amateur,fine,I would have no cause to complain,but we are talking about professionals-of course they can do 'It' better than I can,that's why I put down my entrance money to watch it.That entrance money gives me the right to offer criticism if I feel I've been short-changed,doesn't it?
Have you checked the rosters of all the Superleague teams?There aren't many failures there my friend.This league is better than the ECHL now,thats according to the players themselves.Yes we have some 'older players' (Is 30 old,I guess so in hockey terms) who bring even more to the game.people like Priestlay and Leach who have Stanley Cup rings,others like Hrivnak and Caprice who've played at every level.They are players who would grace any game of hockey,anywhere
Sorry for the long message,folks-I would have done this by private mail,but the poster didn't leave his address