Originally Posted by
johnmac44 
For one the fans. I don't care how die hard the fans here claim they are I still see people texting, arriving late to games, talking during play, walking around during play, trying to catch t shirts, planning how they're going to get the ice girls to come over to their section.....
It's just a different experience. There aren't many times when I can turn to someone in my section and have a decent conversation with them. Sure there are more hockey fans at staples than say.... The pond but when you see a game at MSG or the Saddledome, it's a totally different experience.
I'm glad there are so many die hard fans here in LA but for every one of us there are 10 more in a city like Toronto. I'm not excusing what he said because yes, it does sound like he was 'dissing' the fans here but I'm not going to lose sleep over it either. I'm not going to cry into my pillow tonight because Ryan doesn't like us.
Reporters tend to out players on the spot when they ask certain questions but players involved in any kind of controversial activity should at least expect the questions and be prepared. Like doughty. Every person that puts a microphone in his face for the next 3 months is going to ask some sort of question about the 'negotiations'. He will need to have a standard, politically correct answer for them - and so far he has. Smyth on the other hand doesn't care. He got what he wanted which was to end his career in Edmonton. So while I'm not losing sleep over his comments hes probably not losing sleep over the crushed feelings here in LA.
