Legit question: If it wasn’t Luke Hughes that scored two goals for the other team would people be so quick to defend him?
Because it seems to me that only certain players, like “Lukey”, get the benefit of the doubt when they do things like this.
When players that people don’t like have games like this I’ve seen reactions and comments that were a lot worse than what he’s getting. And everyone laughs and goes about their day.
Maybe I just live in an area where we don’t give our professional sports teams a free pass when they suck. I’ve been to plenty of Bruins games where the team and players were booed throughout the game and game after game, like the end of last year when they were awful. I’ve never felt the need to boo because it’s not my style but I get the aggravation & annoyance that leads to it, especially when a team can’t seem to improve year after year, like Devils.
Luke Hughes is an adult who makes $9M a year and it’s a fact to most that he, and plenty of others on that team, are under performing this year. He doesn’t need to be “protected” and “coddled” - he’s not 5!
I just don’t get it because, even if my most favorite players did something like this, I’d be thinking they were dumb asses too and calling them out.
Example , Mason Lohrei is my fav Bruin. Was he good last year? No. Is he better this year? Also, no. Will the Bruins probably trade him, maybe even before his contract is up? Yep. I still like him and think he’s adorable but facts are facts.
