josh Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 no, try Tony on the left side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Who would you expect to mention it? You mean friends who are also fans? Or do you mean Gorton/JD/Micheletti/Rosen/etc.? It's not a topic that I would expect the guys affiliated with the Rangers to talk about, unless explicitly asked and they would just give a canned response, but I think you and Thirty might be underestimating the polarity of the current climate and how it affects viewpoints on players outside of the sport. Even an athlete as prominent and giving as Drew Brees got crucified for being vocal about the Anthem kneeling. Like I said, there's a difference between simply liking a player versus lifting him up as a fan favorite and being adored. Fans obviously. That's where this came from as me saying im surprised he's not more of a fan favorite. I think you're way, way off. I know a good amount of Trump supporting Rangers fans in my profession and I've never heard one person say "man love that Deangelo. Trump guy!" Conversely I've herd very little mainstream political talk around ADA from critics, media, fans, etc. A few times I've heard outspoken but that's about it. Let's agree to disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 oh 100% politics. People cant function if someone has a different opinion these days. And you must also hate, with a passion, anyone that doesnt have your same opinions. Remember, it was 2 seasons ago he was fighting dudes getting the fans pumped up. Then he put up the big numbers. He literally challenged his own team's fans, on Twitter, to a fist fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 He literally challenged his own team's fans, on Twitter, to a fist fight. So did the President and the current Presidential candidate. It's 2020. As they say, when in Rome... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 So did the President and the current Presidential candidate. It's 2020. As they say, when in Rome... My point is that it's not purely politics. He literally makes fun of his own team's fans, consistently, and challenged one to meet him outside MSG for a fist fight. He's an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyONE Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 The majority of fans don't follow him on twitter though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 My point is that it's not purely politics. He literally makes fun of his own team's fans, consistently, and challenged one to meet him outside MSG for a fist fight. He's an idiot. If he liked Biden, you'd be ... doing inappropriate things to yourself thinking about him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 The majority of fans don't follow him on twitter though. So? What ever is said on social media is what matters in 2020. Here's his latest tweet. Check out the responses. https://twitter.com/TonyDee07/status/1315708183600664576 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 The majority of fans don't follow him on twitter though. The majority of fans on Twitter, or the majority of fans in general? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynn Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Tony is a turd on Twitter.. so what! I'm far more concerned with how he acts in his own end than what he is retweeting. Fans are a fickle bunch when it comes to what is and isn't acceptable out of players, muscians, actors etc. Not everyone agrees with me, and I'm totally cool with that, play well and try not to commit felonies. I don't have a particularly hight bar. Hell, lots of Rangers fans sprobably love Craig MacTavish for winning that last draw in the 94 Finals. He killed a lady for christsakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 If he liked Biden, you'd be ... doing inappropriate things to yourself thinking about him. I actually love him as a player. Outside of being utterly lost in his own end, he's everything I want in a player. He's physical, first into every scrum, and supremely talented. He's also a moron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Tony is a turd on Twitter.. so what! I'm far more concerned with how he acts in his own end than what he is retweeting. Fans are a fickle bunch when it comes to what is and isn't acceptable out of players, muscians, actors etc. Not everyone agrees with me, and I'm totally cool with that, play well and try not to commit felonies. I don't have a particularly hight bar. Hell, lots of Rangers fans sprobably love Craig MacTavish for winning that last draw in the 94 Finals. He killed a lady for christsakes. There's a big difference between "being a turd" and literally challenging your own team's fans to fist fights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 God I love him more and more lol Don't stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynn Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 There's a big difference between "being a turd" and literally challenging your own team's fans to fist fights. If he ever actually fights some of them, we will have an issue. Until then its just hyperbole from a dude that loves the sound of his own voice. As a genral aside, reading the responses to athlete tweets, they should have the ability to beat a few asses every now and again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyONE Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 The majority of fans on Twitter, or the majority of fans in general? Fans in general. I think you're kidding yourself if you think that more than half the arena on any given Tuesday knows about Tony's political beliefs or that he challenged someone to a fight on twitter. I mean I follow the team SUPER closely and I didn't know about the fist fight thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 I'd estimate the fans on Twitter who don't want him on the team because he's a troll at He also regularly gets owned on twitter so there's that. He's about as good a troll as he is a defenseman. I think the people who make it about politics are just playing the victim card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 I'd estimate the fans on Twitter who don't want him on the team because he's a troll at He also regularly gets owned on twitter so there's that. He's about as good a troll as he is a defenseman. I think the people who make it about politics are just playing the victim card. Was going to rep u but your rep is 666 and I just figured we should keep it there where it fits :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Was going to rep u but your rep is 666 and I just figured we should keep it there where it fits :)LMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyONE Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 I'd estimate the fans on Twitter who don't want him on the team because he's a troll at He also regularly gets owned on twitter so there's that. He's about as good a troll as he is a defenseman. I think the people who make it about politics are just playing the victim card. Agree. Like, nobody gives a fuck about his politics. He's not a fan favorite because he's a new face and the team sucks. If they make a run next year and he beats up a few islanders, that will change, even if his twitter personality doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 I'd estimate the fans on Twitter who don't want him on the team because he's a troll at He also regularly gets owned on twitter so there's that. He's about as good a troll as he is a defenseman. I think the people who make it about politics are just playing the victim card. And its all based on politics. He mentioned a federal holiday and got "owned" by the fucking political crazies. He doesnt get owned, people get triggered. Its all politics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sod16 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 NYC is deep blue, but Rangers fans at the Garden, half of whom are not from NYC and who bear no relationship to NYC's overall demographics, are not deep blue. White males of above average income are not predominantly Trump haters. I'd say many or most Rangers fans have world views that are sympathetic to the NYPD, whose union has endorsed Trump. I seem to remember there was this Republican politician who was outspoken, contentious, a big time law and order guy, and big supporter of cops. He used to get cheered big time every time he showed up to watch the Rangers. Guilliani, I think, was his name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 [/b] And its all based on politics. He mentioned a federal holiday and got "owned" by the fucking political crazies. He doesnt get owned, people get triggered. Its all politics.Nah. The only one triggered is ADA lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 To you maybe not but he got the A for a reason and I bet he was very well respected in the locker room. That part is much harder to replace and again, we are talking about 2 million for the ages of 28-31. That?s a bargain for an A that has never said boo, can slot up and down in the lineup, and does a lot of the work many others just don?t. Tell ya what. If he brought so little then why did a division rival and team at a point of competing sign him when they don?t exactly have tons of cap space either? Umm, they also gave up a first round pick for Skjei and his shit contract. Maybe they just don't know what they are doing? Do they even have a goalie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Yeah, I don't see him regressing. As the team gets better and his role becomes more established, he'll only get better. But the issue is what is his role? Adam Fox should be playing the #1 PP and Trouba is already signed and more than capable of playing on the #2 PP. So DeAngelo is redundant. If Fox wasn't such an animal, DeAngelo would be the PPQB of the future. But he's not. So what's his role if it's not on the PP and is he worth 6m dollars if he's not scoring 50 points? I say no. I like Fox and all, but why does he HAVE to play on the 1st PP unit? Last I looked it was DeAngelo racking up all the points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Umm, they also gave up a first round pick for Skjei and his shit contract. Maybe they just don't know what they are doing? Do they even have a goalie? you mean the guy that owned us in the play in round? playoffs this year, semi finals last year, Svechnikov, Aho, Teravainen, Hamilton, et al. I'm pretty confident they have a clue what they are doing lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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