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Originally Posted by SumAznGuy
Not trying to justify it, but you need to understand the mentality.
These guys are playing high div hockey, that means they played high level organized hockey growing up and has certain expectations of everyone around them.
It's like going into tryouts for rep hockey. You may have played with these kids all your life, but then it becomes a decision about who will help them win.
Heck, I've "tried out" for a mid level team before. Felt I was one of the best players and was told after the game that I wasn't the right fit for the team.
Every now and then I sub on a higher level team and all the ex JrB or Midget A guys always want to give advice on where they expect other guys to be.
Because they played high level hockey, they can't turn that part off.
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Oh no I get why they do it, and I don't think it's limited to higher-level hockey divisions. Perhaps I'm just too chill to see the need to do that to a fellow beer-leaguer. In the end, we're all just playing for some make-believe trophy from whatever arbitrary hockey league we happen to play for.