As a whole we had a good series. The majority of our guys played above and beyond what I was expecting. We held Wash in check for most of this series, and with a couple of horrible plays by a D-man who shall remain unamed, we’re out.
Was a losing battle from the get-go I think. Wash is so powerful that they can barely even play hard, like last night, and still win the game by 3….and on the flip-side, we are playing as good as we can, and 1 or 2 mistakes lead to a 3 goal outburst from them. Thats a bad combination.
Good signs for next year IF, and only IF we upgrade our D-line in a couple of spots to a 21st century D-line. The old, slow, soft overpaid guys have to go as quickly as possible. Mobility and skill is whats its about now.
I still cant figure why Hamrlik kept getting PP time after not 1, but 2, game costing blunders. He’s slow, not highly skilled, and its not evn like he filling the net on the PP. I’d rather see Gorges…at least he has a half-decent set of legs. Too bad it came down to losing this way though. We’re doing a good job on OV and could be up 3-1…but thats it I guess. The 2 guys involved with this team that I dispise having there the most….the 2 guys I have been badmouthing all year…..finally cost us big in the playoffs…..Martin and Hamrlik.
No sense saying anymore I guess…let the powers-that-be keep running this team this way and lets see how long it takes to make a run at the cup again.
As glorious as they are…..we have to forget, for a while, the years gone by and what this squad accomplished. And we have to build a winner again, based on 21st century criteria. We getting left behind it the building process by other teams cuz we are still hanging on to our past achievements and trying to ride on those laurels. Stop trying to build a team based on how teams were built in the 60′s and 70′s.
We are less than average in a few areas on this team, and it seems it cant be dealt with or properly solved. How I wish for a winner again, and for a team and fans who are not satisfied to scrape into the playoffs every year, just to get bounced in the first round, and call it a success. This team has taken a long hard fall from grace, and the question is, well we ever see the top of the mountain again?
Need changes and need em now. Stop calling 8th good enough, and management…..stop hiring coaches and picking up players based on how their last name is pronounced. 30 teams now…not 20 or 6…alot more competition….other teams are adjusting and we can’t. Do something soon so we are still not talking like this in 2020…please. Later guys.