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Post by crossbar on Aug 31, 2007 20:46:38 GMT -4
Too many Titan fans with thin skins who are missing the point. Gatineau considered Tesink a "disappointment" as they expected more from him seeing as he was a first round pick. They expected a dman that would have a big impact and they gave up hope that he would. Bathurst, who traded a pick of lesser value than a 1st round pick for Tesink, have lesser expectations of him. For them he is not a disappointment at all as they don't expect him to be an impact dman like Carle or Bourdon or Sawyer etc.. A little semantics here would not hurt....  Huge difference between "disappointment" and "flop" What do you consider Alex Lamontagne to be, a dissapointment or a flop? When Bathurst drafted him, I'm sure they had higher expectations at the number 2 spot than what he developed into and consider him a flop even though he made a career in the Q and is still playing. And for the record, he's been a disapointment thus far in Cape Breton...especially when we paid a mid round pick for him, but it's only early. |
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Post by Jack Bauer on Aug 31, 2007 21:00:18 GMT -4
Too many Titan fans with thin skins who are missing the point. Gatineau considered Tesink a "disappointment" as they expected more from him seeing as he was a first round pick. They expected a dman that would have a big impact and they gave up hope that he would. Bathurst, who traded a pick of lesser value than a 1st round pick for Tesink, have lesser expectations of him. For them he is not a disappointment at all as they don't expect him to be an impact dman like Carle or Bourdon or Sawyer etc.. A little semantics here would not hurt.... Huge difference between "disappointment" and "flop" from dictionary.com disappoint: 1. to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of 2. to defeat the fulfillment of 3. to bring or cause disappointment. flop: 2. to change suddenly, as from one side or party to another 3. to be a complete failure; fail What exactly is the "huge" difference? |
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Post by Bev on Aug 31, 2007 21:09:21 GMT -4
A little semantics here would not hurt.... Huge difference between "disappointment" and "flop" from dictionary.com disappoint: 1. to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of 2. to defeat the fulfillment of 3. to bring or cause disappointment. flop: 2. to change suddenly, as from one side or party to another 3. to be a complete failure; fail What exactly is the "huge" difference? Depends on what the expectations are.... Some people have unrealistic ones . |
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Post by lalalaprise on Aug 31, 2007 22:00:11 GMT -4
from dictionary.com disappoint: 1. to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of 2. to defeat the fulfillment of 3. to bring or cause disappointment. flop: 2. to change suddenly, as from one side or party to another 3. to be a complete failure; fail What exactly is the "huge" difference? Depends on what the expectations are.... Some people have unrealistic ones . For a 1st rd pick...i expect either a top 3 dman by age 18 or a top 2 line forward by age 18. Tesink is neither of those... |
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Post by Porkchop on Sept 1, 2007 6:22:49 GMT -4
Depends on what the expectations are.... Some people have unrealistic ones . For a 1st rd pick...i expect either a top 3 dman by age 18 or a top 2 line forward by age 18. Tesink is neither of those... They'll never know.......they gave up on him halfway through his 17 year old season after moving him out of his position........and that has nothing to do with where he plays now..... |
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