Canes trade stalwarts of title season
Sure, it's a business decision. But if Mike Commodore is no longer on the team, then I'm no longer a fan.
Jim Rutherford has replaced Uncle Drayton at the top of my most-hated sports GMs list (of two).
I realize this is petty and unsportsmanlike. I have no problem with that. I am perfectly able to hate a team and like a player on it (case in point: New York Mets, Tom Glavine; rooted for the Mutts every fifth day, thank goodness that's over) and to hate a player and like the team he plays for (case in point: Greg Maddux, Atlanta Braves; rooted for the Braves, hard, for YEARS and have never, ever liked Maddux. Will be rooting for the Braves again this year and still dislike Maddux).
So, while I will hope for the best for the few remaining Hurricanes players who I like, I will no longer root for the team. I hope they miss the playoffs. Go Sens. (I'm kidding with that last bit. I'll root for Commodore and Stillman, not the Sens. I'll be a Penguins fan now. I always loved Super Mario and Crosby is awesome.)
[Note: Lest you think I am a bandwagon jumper, I rooted for the Hurricanes before they won the Stanley Cup; I have the ticket stubs to prove it. It's beside the point that I usually went to games when they played Anaheim and I could watch Paul Kariya and the Finnish Flash. ;)]
[Final Note: The Canes and their GM can redeem themselves if they sign Commodore back in the off-season. He'll be an unrestricted free agent.]
