#people salivating over the prospect of him retiring bc of the cap space

[lafragolina]

defending Nicklas Backstrom online is not enough. I need Tom Wilson and Tom Wilson needs a sword

#people salivating over the prospect of him retiring bc of the cap space #how is your reaction anythinf other than I hope he is able to heal and be pain free and gets to leave hockey on his own terms #it’s horrible #why do you even watch hockey if you care so much about results that you don’t even see the people #just watch a video game playthrough instead #ALSO also Nicke still had a higher points per game AND more games played than TJ this season #same points per game as Noted All Star Tom Wilson (lol) #yet for some reason people are like oh Backstrom should retire and then we’ll have all this cap space this is a blessing actually #but with TJ it’s like Wow He Has Such Heart And Compete And Effort #He Can Never Leave #which yeah I feel that I love TJ too but #European players deserve more respect for their effort and intangibles same as North Americans #and TJ’s health and future are worth consideration too #also this whole situation has made me rethink the salary cap and now I’m against it #fucked up in the way it makes us think about players as commodities #don’t mind me I’m just annoyed #nicklas backstrom #hockey #washington capitals