You and I completely agree that the roster as constructed is complete crap. But I would like to see you a bit more vocal about the individual(s) responsible for this roster. You like to put a lot of blame on the players but unless I'm mistaken you've been mostly silent on this subject.
I’m not just some
blind hater of randomly selected CBJ players for
unrelated to CBJ hockey related reasons, like some around here would like to pass off. The “hate” I have had for any of the players in the past or currently, have been because of what I thought their impact was on the CBJ team winning games. My opinions on these (or my “favorite”) players have been expressed in different ways, based on how I feel other CBJ fans, or “consensus”, feels towards a certain player or subject.
It’s simply much easier to evaluate (and make judgements on) the ability or impact that a player is making on the ice, and unlike many other fans who seemingly treat any teams GM/Jarmo as if it’s an EA Sports video game where they can do
whatever they want, I understand there’s an almost unlimited amount of factors, many behind the scenes that we aren’t privy to, that completely change or limit what a guy can or can’t do.
I was completely behind Jarmo/JD and their “coalition” with Torts, MUCH MORESO than most around here. Because I respect or ENJOY a 2-1 win much more so than most around here. It’s also why I continue to bring him up to this day, and find it hilarious it is all now relevant once again. It’s not as if I agreed with every roster move or contract signed by Jarmo, or every coaching decision made by Torts, but, the way they had that roster built and playing under Torts was “beautiful”, for a lot longer than people give them credit for.
What I literally can’t believe is how they can seemingly take all the “hard work” over half a decade or so, and change the entire mindset THAT BROUGHT SUCCESS TO THE FRANCHISE, almost “overnight”. The players they have brought in and signed to contracts to “build around” the last few years have been horrendous. Even if the “old core” was “aging out”, they could have continued to build behind that “blue collar/hard work/underdog” mindset, that COULD have morphed into “Safe is Death” when the roster composition allowed for it to be SUCCESSFUL, as it WAS in the past.
But, again, as I’ve ranted about the last 2-3 years, THIS IS WHAT THE COLUMBUS FANS/“5th line” WANTED AND ASKED FOR!!
No more “bubble team”, no more “boring low scoring games”, no more “mediocre”. Record breaking goal numbers, back to back years!!
Elite at something!!
You guys who were sick and tired of winning games all year, losing many other close games, and making the playoffs, got EXACTLY what you
asked for.