OMG, I hear you about the goalie situation. The one thing that as I say we have to remember is that he can only get a good goalie in a trade if the other team is willing to trade and not asking for the moon.
As to your other issues, it seems you are not alone and Ottawa isn't the only team not caring about the longtime fan. Not sure if you know MisterDb in Kingston but he has been a fan since it was the Canadians in Kingston and has given up his season tix because he has had enough.
There were many goalies available in the Import draft. There were only two goalies taken before the 67’s pick. Here is my point. Our #1 pressing need is goaltending. No ifs ands or buts about it. It is goaltending.
I have ZERO issues with the player they took and have now signed. However, with an easy button solution to our goaltending issue available in the Import draft and then go draft a Centre, one needs to THINK there is a plan for a goalie. One needs to think that they already have something in place OR they have multiple pretty good opportunities to resolve the goaltending issue for them to forgo the goalie in the Import draft to draft a centre.
All that is to say, I will assume there is a plan that makes sense to resolve the goaltending issue. BUT, just because that makes a lot of sense to assume that is being addressed forthwith, it doesn’t mean it will happen. Therefore, I will reserve my praise for James Boyd for after we have the goaltending situation resolved. Because, if there isn’t a solution in the bank ready to be unveiled in short order, and we did draft the slick centre without resolving the goaltending issue, I will be the first one on here saying how much of a complete idiot this guy is, no matter how good the centre is. And everyone that is applauding Boyd for the drafting and signing of the slick centre will also be standing right behind me bewildered at how much of a tool he is for leaving the goaltending either status quo or patchwork jobbing it with another OA from the QMJHL that was waived through the league.
So, back to my original post, I will reserve my judgement on Boyd until he shows his hand regarding the goaltending. I’ve been around long enough to “assume” something must be in place only to learn there was nothing in place and a season was squandered with status quo.
OMG’s law = Murphy was an optimist!