Comments on: Upshall struggling to sign in Phoenix http://philabright.com/2009/07/12/upshall-struggling-to-sign-in-phoenix/ Mistreating concussions since 1983 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:50:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Sunny http://philabright.com/2009/07/12/upshall-struggling-to-sign-in-phoenix/#comment-475 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:47:42 +0000 http://philabright.com/?p=1220#comment-475 *sigh* it’s true…

]]> By: Rich DeMatteo http://philabright.com/2009/07/12/upshall-struggling-to-sign-in-phoenix/#comment-473 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:40:47 +0000 http://philabright.com/?p=1220#comment-473 It’s because he’s adorable

]]> By: Ronnybrook http://philabright.com/2009/07/12/upshall-struggling-to-sign-in-phoenix/#comment-472 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:03:07 +0000 http://philabright.com/?p=1220#comment-472 Upshall was drafted SIXTH overall in 2002. SIXTH. And he has never put up more than 15 goals.

Whenever you point out that inconvenient truth to his legions of zombies in the Philadelphia area, they wave it off and talk about how popular he was, how he skated like the wind, and played with energy. All things that, conveniently, don’t show up on a score sheet.

Guess what folks, Scottie Upshall is a big, fat BUST by every measurable metric available. He’s half as productive as Joffrey Lupul (who was drafted exactly one slot behind Upshall in 2002), but wants money comparable to what Lupul received, despite the fact that Lupul is considered grossly overpaid for his production at $4.25 million.

As grotesque as Carcillo may be to the fan base, he’s actually GOOD at what he does (agitating and fighting), and was a player coveted by the Flyers.

Why the fan base gets all dewey-eyed over a player who has yet to play up to the expectation of a SIXTH overall draft choice is beyond me. Is it because he’s cute?

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