Yep. 11 games, let's end the season right now. White flag. Let's get ready for next year.
I'm sure we'd be 11-0 if we'd traded Savard + 6th for Crosby, fire the GM!
What would you do? You make sure you whine about him in every post, so what's your bright idea? Or ideas, I should say, since it'd take a hell of a lot more than 1 trade to replace everything the Jackets have lost. But you already knew that, you have the master plan for replacing half a roster, right?
Don't tell me, you'd trade a couple valuable pieces for Alex "$7m, healthy scratch, team finally wins when I don't play" Semin, right? Because HE would fix all the problems. He can play on the 2nd line, 3rd line and 4th line. And since McBackup played Friday, he can probably handle the goal, too.
maybe you guys should look into Dustin Penner Ray Whitney Scott Gomez and Jaime Mcbain
and see if you could work any 2 way deals with them
You do realize just because a Penner or Whitney type hasn't signed does NOT mean they haven't explored the option or reached out. Oh, no? You don't? Didn't think so.
There's no magical fix, folks.
You do realize just because a Penner or Whitney type hasn't signed does NOT mean they haven't explored the option or reached out. Oh, no? You don't? Didn't think so.
Any links or sources confirming this.
Oh, didn't think so.
Any links or sources confirming this.
Oh, didn't think so.
Any links or sources confirming this.
Oh, didn't think so.
Wow, I have no idea how anyone will be able to muster an argument against logic this sound.
I've stated what I'd do numerous times. Signing of UFA AHL or European free agents or a Whitney-type to a two way deal. This offense needs a jump start-in case you haven't noticed.
Standing pat and waiting for the quality players to return hasn't been a successful strategy.
but there are better options than another 2nd line AHLer from Springfield. That's reality. Deal with it.
1) And yet you cried and whined when the no-risk signing of a UFA Euro didn't work. Hahaha.
we win the faceoff Wennberg took on the power play they scored on, chances are it's still 2-1 at that point of the game...I know 19 was over used [and has been because we have no other options right now for important face offs] but that was the game in my eyes...minute 40 later they scored again on that scrum in front of the net to make the score 3-2...I know HCTR has to give the 'kids' opportunities in certain situations, but we need wins right now...the educational portion of learning the rigors of professional hockey are done at the AHL level, not here..flame away folks
Refs were shoddy tonight but the only call I really have a beef with is the Embellishment on Hartnell. Cross checked in the face and he is trying to sell the call....right.
Hartnell embelishment.
Frozen puck, no whistle.
Wennberg trip, no call.
3 big moments in the 3rd, 3 toss up calls, all went NJ's way. Bad luck, or BS, call it what you will but we were not out played in that game.
the puck was never frozen...the overhead showed it sitting on the ice next to Forsberg for a good 3 seconds with no one touching it...
Atkinson doesn't currently contribute very much to the top line. Hasn't been capable of playing high speed offensive game that Johansen and Hartnell can create through passing the puck and he can't individually create enough space like Foligno earlier every now and then did in his place. Of course the guy did have his eye almost cut off recently but hopefully that line goes through some changes.
Johansen, Hartnell, Wennberg, Dano, Gibbons, Skille... not a long list of forwards capable of either playing modern hockey or at least have some kind of offensive contribution to build lines from.
Atkinson is tied with Johansen for most goals (5) and is fourth in points (7). I'm not sure what more you'd expect him to contribute; especially, as you pointed out, after such a frightening injury.