The players haven’t been held accountable what so ever. They have been using the injury excuse for most of the year and were giving an excuse right out of training camp by management when they said its not how you start but how you finish in contrast to their explosive campaign last season and playoff collapse. Well guys looks like you are playing exactly opposite of how you approached last season. Before the coach is asked to leave maybe some guys need to look in the mirror. When a guy says “I may have to pick up the intensity”. Not to mention names Denis Wideman. Oops my bad. How can a guy say that when he has Cam Neely as one of his bosses. Maybe these guys liked it better when 8,000 fans showed up and the game recap was on page six of the paper. Because when you play as uninspired as these guys have does anyone really care if the game actually took place. Wake up guys because the train is leaving the station and it may not coming back anytime soon.

Hate to tell you CRUP they are what they are….average.

They are what they are and management has enabled them. It is now too late and they most likely will axe the Claude. How else do you get the team back? I guess one way would be a trade or is the front office gonna keep spewing the Harry Sinden mantra that “If two or three guys pitch in it will be equal to the production of one great player. That is what was sold when Kessel was traded. Do those comments sound like something circa 1990ish. If Claude is to blame then Peter Chiarelli and his designer specs may be heading out the door very soon as well.

GEEZE—CRUP, I hate the idea of always blaming the coach for piss poor management decisions….that was the SINDEN way…its as tired as the B’s and watching the YEARLY crumble. I’m already looking forward to baseball season…I watched a team that actually tries to win championships and that has good management and will spend $$ to win…you know find that extra piece of the puzzle rather than jettisoning their young talent–RIGHT the Celtics win in O/T the other night now that was sweet. I’m going to CELTS games rather than RUINS games now.

Fact is, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of leadership in that room. Chara by his own admission is not a “rah rah, get in guys’ faces” type of leader. They have a number of young players who probably aren’t at the stage of their careers where they believe they can say anything. Couple the lack of leadership with the lack of individual intensity, and you’ve got an — at best — .500 team. Chara is back in “statue” mode (the same way he played against the ‘Canes in last years playoffs), Thomas has been letting in way too many backbreaking softies, Lucic looks like he’s skating through slush, the defensive corps seems to prefer “fishing” than taking the body, and even Thornton looks disinterested. Look for roster moves soon, but I doubt there’s anything out there that will turn this club around. Typical of the Jacobs era: One step forward, three steps back.

I like Julien and feel he should stay but the sad truth is he would be the most likely pawn to be moved.I would like to see Kovalchuk in a B’s uniform but that probably is just a dream. Sorry to say folks David Krejci is a nice little player. I think Krejci has been thought to be a Steve Yzerman type, slick playmaker, finishing touch around the net and get back and back-checks. I would offer Krejci for Kovalchuk all-day long. Even with that said there would be more dead weight to be moved…Wideman, Ferrence or even a Wheeler. The sad thing is this team is closer to blowing things up than adding final pieces for a playoff run.

if you want to play balme game #1 at the top of the list is absolutely. Michael Ryder. Derek Sanderson once said, “score more goals than the Whalers.” YOU CAN’T WIN IF YOU DON’T SCORE!!! WHEN YOU LOSE 2-1/3-2 NIGHT AFTER NIGHT YOU CAN’T BLAME THE GOALIE FOR D. RYDER IS GETTING AROUND 4 MIL A YEAR AND HIS NAME SHOULD BE “DAH”!!!!

You are right Blitzer…but its not one player..this team is dead last in the NHL in scoring..dead last. There is really no hope this year of a cup or even really getting very far into the playoffs…if they even make them. That’s management…plain and simple…and please enough with the Annual excuses…its injuries…or during the SINDEN years…”we need a cap”…or we are at the cap….I like many others are sick of 40 years of excuses.

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