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On the dearly departed (through free agency)

04 Jul 2006 @ 8:48 PM

Now, I’m seeing a few posts on teh LGC and other places about the guys that have left for Free Agency. On the whole, they’ve been kinda “well that blows”–but of course there just have to be a few huckleberries blasting the guys that left. I also have it on pretty good authority that one of the players got a personal blast from one drekhead that apparently can be summed up as “Funk you vurra so much, I hope they keep your ring you traitorous bastard.”

Wow, I can’t wait to see what’ll happen when Erik Cole bolts for a big market where he can be a “supah-staaaaah!” after getting his one-year contract. The poor guy will pry have to make sure his life insurance is paid up and hire bodyguards!

This, my friends, is one time where the collegiate mindset of the Triangle is a real pain in the ass. It’s great for engendering deep-seated team loyalties–but at the same time, it sometimes brings fans to complete and total irrationality when a player leaves the team via free agency or a trade after a long holdout.

Yes kids, there are still people in the Caniac Nation that want Keith Primeau’s head on a pike–go figure.

But anyway–people need to get a grip, especially about the four guys that have left. I’ll miss AWard, Cully, Dougie, and Tinu–but come on. They have a right to do what they feel is best for them and for their families. It sucks, but welcome to life in pro sports. Our team wasn’t going to stay together, I knew that much going into the offseason. But people gotta remember that the crest on the front is a lot more important than the name on the back.

Just sayin’.