So I guess it's Jesse Rogers who has been fetishizing Ben Smith. As far as hockey talk goes, Jesse Rogers really is no more than "someone, somewhere." I already know the SCH guys have the best thoughts on hockey. Beating up on stupid old Jesse Rogers seems like fish in a barrel to me, and this whole war against liking Ben Smith seems like nothing so much as an opportunity to have a hockey analogue of Taking Down Meatball Heroes as done on B&B.
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it's really unfathomable how the love for Smith from guys like Rogers and Sassone has gotten so out of hand. If his name were Ben Svenberg or something, they would have been calling for his head for weeks now.
With all due respect, this angle doesn't really work when you're talking about two white guys. I didn't know anti-Scandinavianism was a scourge upon our fair sport. People get frustrated with Stalberg because he plays alongside the Big Four and shits his pants every time he's perfectly set up. If it were Ben Smith squandering one picture-perfect pass after another from Kane, Sharp, Toews, and Hossa, everyone would be on his ass, too.
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