every leaf fan said phaneuf sucked until 3 days ago, now he's good
i don't get it
I can't remember one leafs fan ever saying that Phaneuf sucked. Ever.
Ever.
Phaneuf would be a bust in Toronto in a year and half. The media would get in his hair and never leave, driving him crazy. They'd be speculating about his feuds with so-and-so every week, and his play would suffer even worse. The scrutiny would only make him worse.
Add in the fact that he'd be now playing in the East, having to deal with the offensive talents of OV, Malkin, Staal, Crosby, Green, Backstrom, Stamkos, St. Loius, Kovy, Gaborik, Spezza etc. etc on consistent basis, and Phaneuf would be exposed and even more terrible.
Yea. I'm still not a fan of Dion, I - like a lot of other people - thought he was A HUGE douche in Calgary.
But what can I do as a fan now? The only thing I can do is hope Dion can change the attitude that he had in Calgary. Now that he's in Toronto, I can only hope Dion succeeds. If he plays well and changes for the better, then maybe I can come around to him.
Will I cheer particular hard for Dion? I won't be his fan, but I'm not going to express hatred for him when he scores for Toronto or plays well. I don't want him to fail and make Toronto worse, that's for sure.