I guess I'll concede... that you're a dumbass

Wow. I can’t believe this. It’s inconceivable that one person could be so wrong so consistently. Dick, you’re like the Ann Coulter of the Mighty Ducks. I feel like I need to address the few “points” you made in this reply, because, unsurprisingly, they’re wrong.

First, you say that Conway was the one that was challenging Bombay to be great. That’s ridiculous. Throughout the whole first movie, Bombay was mostly driven by a desire to get into Charlie’s mom’s pants, and that’s not really so attributable to Charlie.

Then, you point to Charlie’s leadership, saying he welcomed Banks to the team “on behalf of the Ducks.” What you fail to mention is that his teammates nevertheless shun Banks until he proves himself on the ice. In fact, as Charlie is saying this, one of the Hall brothers is pushing him back to shut him up, and then calls Banks a cake-eater. Clearly, Charlie was not the respected locker room presence you make him out to be.

As far as Conway’s penalty shot goal goes, it should also be pointed out that after he was pulled down on the breakaway, when the team is gathered by the bench waiting for Bombay to say who will take the shot, Charlie’s teammates don’t want Charlie to shoot. They’re appalled by the suggestion. Even Charlie is shocked by the decision, preferring to defer to a different player, I think Jesse Hall, but that might not be exactly right. Maybe it was Averman. Anyway, the point still stands that in the pivotal point of his hockey career, Conway didn’t want to lead his team, and his team didn’t want him to either.

You then ask me to find an instance of Banks sacrificing for his team as Conway did. While I can do this easily, and Banks playing through the wrist injury in D2 until Bombay finds out leaps to mind (“just imagine how well you would play with two wrists”) it’s not an apt comparison. Charlie was able to sacrifice like this, giving up his spot in the lineup, because he was an easily replaceable role player; Banks was a superstar, not so easily replaced. Banks is like Gretzky, Conway just another Dave Semenko.

Moving on, you say that Conway was such a great leader that he was given the C by Coach Orion at Eden Hall. Conveniently, you fail to mention that he abandoned his team, leaving them behind to ride roller coasters and puke in trashcans. That’s not a leader.

Finally, you cite the order in which Wikipedia credits the Ducks for their win over the varsity, which is just a terribly stupid idea. If Vincent LaRusso had gone on to star in Dawson’s Creek Banks would undoubtedly be credited first here. Seriously, I can’t believe I’ve wasted so much time on this today. Banks is without a doubt the most valuable Duck.