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Sullivan gots to go!
Everyone's *****ing about Kunitz with Sid. What do you guys want done with Kunitz if he's here? He is one of our 4 best wingers right now, and likely still will be come playoff time.
Getting rid of Kunitz is key.
I really believe things have changed enough that MJ isn't going to stick to his preseason pairings, anymore. He has a few stubborn moments... but he doesn't seem like the kind of guy to flat out ignore the glaringly obvious when it's in front of him. The acquisition of Perron alone changes things significantly. Not to mention injuries and emerging chemistry between other sets of players.
I don't think he's perfect... but MJ at least seems capable of understanding that things tend to be very fluid and you can't stay married to certain ideas for the sake, essentially, of trying to prove yourself "right." Unlike certain other former bench bosses.
I wish I could agree with you, or believe that's true. But Adams is still in the lineup and has never been scratched. Bobby Farnham played so well he wound up in the press box...then the AHL. Brandon Sutter has played many games where he's seen more minutes than Evgeni Malkin. Malkin has played way too many games as a winger. Scuderi-Despres have rarely been broken up. Scuderi has never sat. Despres is still seeing way too few minutes. His love for Andrew Ebbett. He sees Bennett as a third liner on this team. His unconditional man-crush for Sutter. Reuniting Kunitz and Crosby, when the ROSTER clearly suggests that's not what JR wants! Etc. Etc.
Still no. We'd have to move Martin to fit Jagr in, and we need Martin more than Jagr due to Maatta's injury.
Disagree. We have THREE NHL defensemen playing in the minor leagues right now. And Martin could probably fetch an elusive draft pick for 2015, which we desperately need.