nobody said they were happy about being out in the 2nd round or not having playoff success, I was simply making a comparison from what the ciccarellis accomplished in 20 years to what Hatcher and legwand have accomplished in 3 years. And it’s clear Hatcher and company are already way more successful than the ciccarellis goofs... I was also saying don’t blame the 20 years of being the laughing stock of the league on the new owners because that wasn’t on them... ya i was hoping and expecting a conference final this year but I wasn’t expecting a championship final with this team to be honest.
Lol show me results that matter. First round loss, first round loss, second round loss, lol yes I guess thats a positive Trend. But anything is a positive trend if you start at the bottom. Looking at the roster next year, man I don't see this team being any good. Unless we get those American kids we wasted picks on. We are losing a ton and don't have a whole lot coming in. We will see how much patience is shown next year.
Just a thought and never thought about this before.
I certainly hope that is not the case. That would be a very serious issue that the league would have to look at if true. These players are all educated in how to respect other players.
I’d assume if that was the case the Ohl would have looked at it and disciplined the players by now
St. Louis is sharing affiliates this season with Colorado (San Antonio) and Vegas (Chicago Wolves). S.A. is not a full time Blues affiliate until next season. Chicago won the AHL Central Division so they are still playing. In order for Kyrou to play in Chicago, VGK, Chicago Wolves and STL Blues would have to agree to make a spot for him on the roster if they are willing to scratch a current player from their roster.
It's tough for me to see it any other way. If I had posted on this thread in December I thought Kole Sherwood was a "better" or more productive player than Kyrou I would have got laughed off the board. The fact even Jordan produced more than Ruzcika this playoff is stunning. I was following all NA hockey pretty intently from the late 80's until about 2000ish when my playing days started to wind down and I started focusing on other stuff and only watching the NHL and the odd NCAA/AHL game. I remember the Sting being around and seeing a few guys like Stamkos coming up but not much more. So my perception of the organization is basically just the Hatcher era. I'm kind of blind to what has happened before. I certainly wouldn't consider the org FAILURES. A disappointing end to 15-16 for sure but that was a great team followed by a real quick rebuild and then another solid roster and season. Unfortunately they banked this seasons fortunes on the wrong star players. Fazio might have not lived up to his potential but my concerns about him heading into the playoffs were small. I can't fault them for rolling with him too much. As much as I liked him as a player, I'm not a fan of Hatcher behind the bench. Mostly because I'm an opposing teams fan. I really hope the fan base doesn't turn on the new ownership because we all know how that can go in this league. They haven't figured out how to get it done in the post season just yet but they're young, new owners, young coaches and from my perspective have a bright future in this league. They've been pretty damn successful in just about everything except post season success. It's been three years. THREE. In the toughest conference in all of junior hockey. Give 'em a little more rope before you guys hang 'em.
