tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918358.post7207965218229272860..comments2008-10-11T17:06:14.617-06:00Cucumbersliceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11525653363146168135noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918358.post-74699519877098874342008-10-11T17:06:00.000-06:002008-10-11T17:06:00.000-06:00<I>Yeah, and the three year gong show in Vancouver that started around '97.</I><BR/><BR/>I knew I'd probably undershot that estimate.Kent W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15679878875910837307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918358.post-55616247965621049642008-10-11T17:04:00.000-06:002008-10-11T17:04:00.000-06:00Prepare youself for the Pavol Demitra Show.<BR/><BR/>3-1 Canucks<BR/><BR/>Demitra (2), Salo<BR/>Cammallari<BR/><BR/>Expect random taunting, as required.<BR/><BR/><I>In the last half decade or so, failure has been stamped all over everything Keenan has touched, including his ill-conceived foray into general management down in Florida. </I><BR/><BR/>Yeah, and the three year gong show in Vancouver that started around '97. So for the past decade everything he has done hasn't amounted to a bag of beans.<BR/><BR/>You're gonna love Keenan, oh yeah.Temujinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432104447169346842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918358.post-78187607444976445592008-10-11T16:46:00.000-06:002008-10-11T16:46:00.000-06:00<I>There are some potential positives for tonight. The line-ups you have listed are close to the blog consensus</I><BR/><BR/>I agree. I liked the line-up with the first glance. but the scratching of Gio and Boyd (again, if true) in favor of obviously inferior options is egregious and inexcusable.Kent W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15679878875910837307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918358.post-24772299833404827662008-10-11T16:38:00.000-06:002008-10-11T16:38:00.000-06:00Wow. I wonder how long it'll take Giordano to start wishing he'd stayed in Russia. What the hell do Sutter and Keenan have against Giordano and Boyd? They're young, they work hard, and they've show some promise. And for that they get dumped in favour of guys like Vandermeer and Roy.<BR/><BR/>Nathan Muhly was right. My good will for Sutter has certainly expired. I'm tempted to say he has no long term vision for the team, hence his preference for vets over young players, but that implies he has short term vision.<BR/><BR/>I really felt during the offseason that we had the opportunity to both rebuild and make the playoffs in the same year. This year was our chance to bring in young player while we had a group of stars who could take the team someplace. It seems I was wrong. Keenan and Sutter, unable or unwilling to give young players the time to develop, will continue to depend on washed up vets in key situations. And those vets will continue to disappoint.<BR/><BR/>There are some potential positives for tonight. The line-ups you have listed are close to the blog consensus (although I'd like to see Glencross and Bourque switched). The fourth line has no promising goal-scorers on it, which means if that whole group averages 6 minutes, no one important is getting buried. (See Moss on Thursday, for example.) And Prust is playing tonight, which means I can hope that he knows the difference between agitation and stupid penalties (as Roy clearly doesn't). If he uses Phaneuf's hit on Sedin as an example, where Bernier ends up with the instigator, as a model example, he'll do alright.ngthagghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015309501290366901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16918358.post-29913412615706360942008-10-11T15:12:00.000-06:002008-10-11T15:12:00.000-06:00i'm hoping gio had laundry to do today, and got the day off due to what sounds like a fairly decent outing on thursday.<BR/><BR/>no ?<BR/><BR/>damn....walkinvisiblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08874510508773958406noreply@blogger.com