He wasn't given a chance by Pete, he stifled his growth!
I'm not saying I don't hate Pete, I'm just saying that he might have been right about Josefson.
Josefson isn't even performing above his career average prior to this season.
215 games and he has as many points in his career that you'd hope to get from a decent 2nd line center in a single 82 game season.
Guy blows.
Wasn't even a very entertaining game. Pretty boring IMO. Whatever, we all knew this is what it would come to once the only 4 players we have that scored most of our goals cooled down. Garbage, rare goals, back to the same old ******** boring Devils
Ruuti is ****ing terrible. More than anyone on this team, he makes me the most sick. Dog **** is the only way I can describe his play. He brings absolutely nothing.
Like someone said earlier, Matteau must be truly horrid to not be able to crack this joke roster.
Jake with 12 minutes of ice time. Tootoo only had 20 less seconds of ice time. Seems coach is giving up on him.
I did, 3 weeks ago, and I was one of his biggest supporters
Ruutu is as painful to watch as Zubrus was last year.
Ruutu is as painful to watch as Zubrus was last year.
is zubie still on the 1st line in san jose?
Yeah I'm starting to agree. If they didn't actually need the warm body I would say send him packing. But it doesn't matter. They still have a few contracts to shed here
Just get the damn kids in the lineup, for better or worse. Anything beats watching these straight out of 2014 - 2015 games where you're watching old men, fringe 4th line players and busted draft picks get bent over the boards by a dog **** team like Carolina. If we're going to suck and miss the playoffs, at least do it with some speed and energy. It's still too ****ing early to be subjected to a team that looks like it's playing out the string.
I miss Blandisi.
I miss freaking Farnham
I sincerely hope he really has a legit injury, and that his IR status isn't some Louphole type stuff that we saw over the years, just to keep from having to waive someone.
He's been practicing ever since he's been out, I don't think he's missed a practice.
If it is, it's cutting off our nose to spite our face at this point. Problem is the guy they'd cut to make room for him is likely Matteau and not Ruutu. Not yet anyway. They can always take Farnham off IR and put Elias on it at the rate it's going, he's probably more legit hurt
I miss freaking Farnham At least he brought some life and the occasional offensive contribution...this team too often lately since he's been out has been last season's walking dead.
Start waiving guys if you have to, ****ing Ruutu, who gives a **** about this BUM?
He wasn't even a Shero acquisition, the guy hasn't scored a goal in like 30 games going back to last season. I'd bet a good amount of money that he surpasses Josefson's longest ever goal drought. It's coming up here pretty soon.
I'm also starting to get annoyed and baffled with certain decisions regarding the middling carryover youngish players that we have from last regime.
They could care less about Matteau, he's been thrown in the garbage. Yet they use Josefson as if they really do believe that Pete and the last regime stifled him.
Damn I forgot about him.
Yeah he's another one that can't be as bad as the dreck we're being subjected to.
For vet holdovers they give Ruutu and Tootoo a lot of rope. And Josefson gets more of the benefit of the doubt than Merrill seemingly. Maybe they really think Merrill IS that bad offensively.