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DEL.ICIO.USSo, This Is What The Bottom Looks Like
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
That loud THUD that echoed though the crisp fall air last night was the sound heard when hitting rock bottom.
This is as low as it gets. We have sunk as low into the abyss as possible…it gets no deeper than this.
Can’t get any “bottom-er”.
We woke up this morning to find that the worst possible scenario has become…reality.
No…I’m not talking about the Republican Party and the thumping it got in the elections on Tuesday. And, no, I’m not speaking of the stock market over the past month and a half.
I’m referring to the fact that today…Wednesday November 5, 2008…we find that our Atlanta Thrashers are at the bottom of the NHL standings.
The combination of a 2-1 Islanders win over the Rangers and overtime loss by the L.A. Kings to the Anaheim Ducks has left the Thrashers one point behind New York and tied with the Kings at 8 points. However, given the fact that Atlanta has played one game more than Los Angeles…that means the Thrashers’ .333 Points% place them dead last in the league.
All of this in spite of last Sunday’s 5-3 win over the Florida Panthers.
Well, at least it took almost a month into this season to get to this point…whereas last year it was right off the bat.
Looking for silver linings?
Well…the Thrashers will get an opportunity to do something about their predicament as early as tomorrow night when the New York Islanders pay a visit to Philips Arena. A win for the home team will lift them out of the basement and, possibly, as high as 13th place in the conference, (depending on the outcome of the Panthers vs. Kings game later that night).
Let’s also keep in mind that at this time last season, the Thrashers had exactly 8 points after 12 games played and were at or near the bottom of the pile…but by Thanksgiving they had worked their way to a record of 11-10-0 for 22 points and were back in the thick of contention.
So…history proves the ship can be righted in fairly short order and there can be change made from the bottom up.
(I’ve heard that line somewhere recently…but I just can’t remember where).
Also, this time around Atlanta has a much better head coach dealing with the team then the one who was behind the bench after the 0-6-0 start last season. John Anderson and Co., I believe, are the right men to handle this job…this team.
Now, as can only be expected…there are rumblings in regards to whether or not Don Waddell needs to be on alert for the swinging ax of accountability. Craig Custance recently took up this subject and, according to Bruce Levenson, his job is safe for now.
If I may be allowed my two cents here… even though any other NHL organ-I-zation…or for that matter, any other professional sports franchise…would have long ago decided to make a change in the front office by now, the fact of the matter is that if Waddell was not fired after last season then I highly doubt ownership will make a move this early in the season.
Despite the history…
Despite the record…
Despite the half-empty arena…
Despite the decisions made…
Despite, it seems, all logic…
Don’t look for any…change…in this particular office.
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By The Redistribution Czar
November 5, 2008 12:40 PM | Link to this
The teams in the top 10 percent of the conference shall have their points redistributed to the teams in the lower 25 percent of the conference.
By John Tavares
November 5, 2008 12:55 PM | Link to this
Can someone hook me up with a good realtor around there?
By Russ
November 5, 2008 1:21 PM | Link to this
John, I would be looking for a rental. You won’t want to stay past your first contract.
By Brendan
November 5, 2008 1:29 PM | Link to this
It’s amazing that it was easier to get Barack Obama elected than it is to get Don Waddell ousted. I’m tellin’ ya. Waddell needs to contact some cookware manufacturer to be their spokesman. It works for pretty much any Teflon product.
Can you imagine it? “Hi, I’m Don Waddel, General Manager of the Atlanta Thrashers. That’s a hockey club. In the NHL. Anywho, none of my decisions are attached to any accountability. No matter what I do wrong, nothing sticks! I’m clean as a whistle! Just like (supply company name here) products. When you cook with these, clean up is a breeze. Just like my season-ending press conferences.”
But, it is what it is. I root for Waddell to improve. What ELSE can I do?
By French Catalgogues
November 5, 2008 1:49 PM | Link to this
I’m really not freaking out as of this moment. We haven’t played a game since Sunday, and we won’t play till tomorrow. So all these teams have just playing their games at hand. It’s not like the point are out of reach. If we win tomorrow and the next game, we are in contention to get in the top eight. Again, it is so so early in the year. Army once said to win the Southeast you just need one good month. November is our best chance in terms of a schedule. So take what you will, it’s just too early to freak out, and this is from someone who did after that Devils game.
By Bob
November 5, 2008 2:00 PM | Link to this
Looking for silver linings?
We have the inside track to Tavares or whomever, that is the ultimate prize of this build year, so that is good news!
Even better news is the Custance interview with Levenson. Sheesh, he didn’t even give Waddell the dreaded vote of confidence. That interview sounded promising, is that accountability I see on the horizon?
By NASCAR Dave
November 5, 2008 2:00 PM | Link to this
Hi RAWHIDE. I think it’s time we start trading and/or waiving some of the dead weight around here. The following players have not proven they are worthy of sticking around…
PERRIN, “CRUSHED”, SLATER, HEDBERG, WILLIAMS, BOULTON(or)THORBURN, and (possibly) WHITE…
I am ready to let some of these Wolves like STUART, LAVALLEE, STERLING, MACHACEK, HOLZAPEL to get a chance…
What do you think???
By sisu
November 5, 2008 2:38 PM | Link to this
Thank God no one is itching to pull the trigger yet. One issue I have seen so far is the constant line shuffles. I like Anderson but shouldn’t he stick with the same lines for longer than one shift? How can anyone develop any chemistry on the line up?
By Nikita
November 5, 2008 2:49 PM | Link to this
**…The following players have not proven they are worthy of sticking around…
PERRIN, “CRUSHED”, SLATER, HEDBERG, WILLIAMS, BOULTON(or)THORBURN, and (possibly) WHITE…
What do you think???**
I think you gotta tell us who’s supplying you, ‘cause it sounds like GREAT stuff. You didn’t list the guy with the worst +/-, but you did list the guy who leads the team in points. Can there be any question that you don’t bother tying any of your rants to reality?
And I thought we were being all apolitical here. Don’t provoke me.
By LAC
November 5, 2008 3:23 PM | Link to this
I agree NascarDave, Slater has to GO…
White has redeemed himself early… We shall see.
I still am completely beyond amazement when you hear Mr.Potty Mouth speak, he is a complete IDIOT when it comes to running a professional sports team. My question is… Would he keep a division manager at his company that year after year after year fails to reach is business goals…?
Sports is no different, you simply cannot put it in a bag and take it home.
waddell is a failure in ALL aspects and the longer these STUPID owners keep the SOB around the more STUPID they look.
By avidwatcher
November 5, 2008 3:51 PM | Link to this
Nascardave- go back to drinking beers and watching cars go round in circles… apparently that is all your mind can comprehend.
Outside of slater and moose getting off the ice all the guys you listed have made improvements from last year OR are doing their jobs they were brought here for. Perrin= PK man, Crusher=set up kovy (2A last game), williams (2G, 3A this year.. he is getting his stuff together), boulton/thornburn= a pain in the * for the other team (which they are doing rather well), and white= leading point scorer… can you seriously say he has to go. he is on pace for almost 90 pts right now.
I’m also going to guess that you think Kovy isn’t doin good enough for you either. How about you apply to ASG to take Waddell’s job so we can all laugh at you when you can’t get a player to sign here because you can’t say anything without your “nuff said” at the end. Please, get off the boards till you know something about the sport.
By The Joker
November 5, 2008 4:08 PM | Link to this
How about you apply to ASG to take Waddell’s job so we can all laugh at you when you can’t get a player to sign here because you can’t say anything without your “nuff said” at the end.
NASCAR Dave, and all of the other bloggers, have as many playoff victories under their belt as Waddell. Besides, has Waddell kept Hossa, Savard, Brunette,…well heck anyone worth keeping?
So what’s the point? Anyone could perform as well as Waddell, even stendec.
By Brendan
November 5, 2008 4:19 PM | Link to this
From Custance’s article: *”It’s way too early. I think we’re three games out of first place,” he said. “We have a new coach. We really have to give it time. Our attendance always struggles this time of year between high school, college and pro football, and there has been beautiful weather. I really think it’s too early.”
According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Waddell has one year left on his contract after this season. The Thrashers also are still paying former coach Bob Hartley’s $1.2 million contract that expires after this season.*
Plus, Levenson said, “We look at the management position ‘all the time.’”
Except that I highly regard Craig Custance, I thought this came straight from The Onion. I do have to wonder … if Bruce is aware of how far the Thrashers are out of first place, (Rangers have something like 21-points,) how much time and how many more games have to pass before a statement like, “We’re mathematically eliminated from 1st place” escapes his lips. Even if we’re only talking about the SE Division leadership. Truthfully, that will be sometime in March. At which point, Bruce Levenson will probably say, “Well, what GOOD would come from firing him now(March 2009)? We’re so close to the Draft, and in lottery position, why make the change? Why tear it down? It doesn’t make any sense to do that.”
What did Forest Gump say? “Stupid is as stupid does.” For what it’s worth, I don’t believe Bruce Levenson has ANY INTENTIONS whatsoever to hold accountable one Don Waddell for the results of this season. He knows what he’s doing. He just doesn’t care to ‘share the plan’ with fans who don’t want to hear what ‘the plan’ really is. In short, he’s trying to obfuscate as long as he can and to see who’s buyin’ it … hook, line an sinker.
Look folks. I’m not trying to be negative here. But one of the owners (Levenson) just blamed The Weather for the state of the franchise. What’s next? “The sun was in our eyes?” Or “My dog ate Savard’s contract.” Or “The Hossa paperwork was lost in the mail.” Bruce Levenson, in TOTAL SERIOUSNESS, just blamed competition from OTHER SPORTS for the attendance.
What the??
Can you EVEN BEGIN TO IMAGINE … an owner in a different city implying that the NCAA, NFL, and even, gasp, high school sports, are impossible competition, head-to-head with his product? It’s just that FALL represents so much difficulty?? If that isn’t a “wake-up” call, what is? What WOULD BE a “wake-up” call, for Bruce?
By Russ
November 5, 2008 4:29 PM | Link to this
Joker - I see Stendec as more of a coach than a GM. I can hear the pregame speech now.
“Now go out there and don’t be in Lala land! Don’t be untalented Finns! Also, we are going with an empty net the entire game because goalie would just let in monkey pucks and marshmallows anyway. Now let’s go !@#$%^&*ing win!!!
By The Joker
November 5, 2008 4:48 PM | Link to this
Russ, the Joker is all smiles.
By Russ
November 5, 2008 5:07 PM | Link to this
Maybe this was ownership’s and management’s plan all along. They have hit rock bottom of the NHL standings, so now the claims that they are “headed in the right direction” almost have to be true…there is no other direction to head. Well done ASG and DW.
By Brendan
November 5, 2008 5:18 PM | Link to this
Russ, but you’re forgetting something. Something VERY IMPORTANT. You totally left out all the bags of pucks and equipment that we’d get for our discarded players. I’d wager, that with such a GM, we’d lead the league in pucks, water bottles, waffle pads, and so forth.
By kracker
November 5, 2008 6:11 PM | Link to this
We’re #30! We’re #30! We’re #30! I guess Russ is right, there’s nowhere left to go but up. Unless they try to solidify their hold on that #30, lock it up by New Years, maybe.
Sooo…getting a few points Thursday, Friday and Sunday will help the Thrashers in their quest for their personal Holy Grail of “Moving in the Right Direction.”
By Sage of Bluesland
November 5, 2008 7:48 PM | Link to this
I loved Brendan’s comments…”the dog ate Savard’s contract…the Hossa paperwork was lost in the mail”, etc. Hilarious!
What’s even more humorous is that the same old sheep would still come on here and continue embarrassing themselves by defending the tripe consistently fed to us by this organization.
Where have all the sheep gone, by the way, now that we are at the bottom one month into the season?
By Tom
November 5, 2008 7:54 PM | Link to this
The problem is not that the contracts got lost, it was when they were presented Savard and Hossa looked at Waddell and started laughing.
Then Savard mumbled something about being close to family and Hossa ducked his eyes and said let me think about it as he slipped out of the locker room.
With Waddell we never had a chance…
By Russ
November 5, 2008 8:49 PM | Link to this
Brendan - Good point.
By Jameson
November 5, 2008 8:53 PM | Link to this
Brendan- It certainly sounds like Levenson has been listening to too much Milli Vanilli.
By Brendan
November 6, 2008 1:18 AM | Link to this
Jameson, I suspect that Bruce Levenson transcended incorrigible eighteen (18) months ago. He’s either (1) remarkably gullible, or (2) he’s cheap and indifferent.
Which one of these do you hope he is?
By Brendan
November 6, 2008 2:59 AM | Link to this
Sage, even the organization’s attempted excuses are lame. Right now, the excuse is … It’s too early to make a change. Last year, it was … say it with me, too late to make a change.
Chuckling. It’s like a comedy of errors. It reminds me of the award-winning film, with Zero Mostel and Phil Silvers, [“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)”] (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060438/). (I saw it On Demand, not its original run. Sheesh.) I just can’t figure out if Waddell is “Marcus Lycus,” the flesh peddler, or “Pseudolus,” the slave trying to dupe his owners into his freedom. Now that I think about it, Waddell is Pseudolus, the lovable, bumbling, plotting con-artist shyster. Marcus Lycus is Bruce Levenson, his dupe.
By Brendan
November 6, 2008 3:07 AM | Link to this
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, starring Don Waddell as Pseodulus.
By The Joker
November 6, 2008 3:23 AM | Link to this
Levenson and Waddell should be invited to the monster truck event at the Georgia Dome in January of 2009.
Since they would have no idea of what is going on, we could pay the announcer to encourage Levenson and Waddell to stand on top of the line of cars the monster trucks jump. When Levenson and Waddell question their positioning, each would be told they are the best seats in the house.
Afterwards, the fans would be told the two fools, that ended up on the grill of the trucks, were yankees, one from Detroit and the other from Washington D.C.
The fans would erupt afterwards singing Skynyrd songs. A good night for all in attendence.
Problem solved.
By The Joker
November 6, 2008 3:56 AM | Link to this
More monster truck punchlines:
As the monster trucks are moving toward Levenson and Waddell, the announcer states, “the trucks are headed in the right direction.”
(Double meaning intended)
By ranallo10 (in AT)
November 6, 2008 6:12 AM | Link to this
Brendan — I had the exact same reaction when reading that story…I cannot believe he actually blamed the weather.
Could you imagine Truett Cathy blaming lowered profits at his Chick-fil-A on a boom in the orange growing season? On El Niño?
It’s pitiful, simply pitiful…like you said, if it wasn’t Custance writing that piece I would’ve assumed we were reading an article written by The Onion or reading the script of a SNL skit.
What an absolute idiot…
Jebus Christopher, this ownership group is absolutely retarded.
By kracker
November 6, 2008 8:58 AM | Link to this
Brendan, I’d love to have Pseodulus as our GM. He’s thoroughly accomplished at being a sneaky, schemeing conniver and is rather unscrupulous as well. But in a cute, loveable sort of way. All in all, he’d make a fine NHL GM - at least until the BOG meeting where all his devious dealings would be exposed.
By Alan
November 6, 2008 10:21 AM | Link to this
I think you gotta tell us who’s supplying you, ‘cause it sounds like GREAT stuff.
Day late, dollar short… but when I saw Dave’s comment, I immediately thought the exact same thing.
C’mon, Dave… don’t bogart that s**, pass it around!
By glovesave29
November 6, 2008 10:28 AM | Link to this
Anyone else waiting for Kovy to pull a “Patrick Roy moment”? After another miserable performance, storm off the ice and tell the owners that he will never play another game for us again. Oh, but that would require our owners to ACTUALLY BE THERE.
Maybe pull an Abrahamian (Swedish wrestler who go !*@&# out of a gold in Beijing and walked off the medal stand leaving his bronze behind)by taking off his jersey at center ice and walking away…
By Alan
November 6, 2008 10:36 AM | Link to this
Anyone else waiting for Kovy to pull a “Patrick Roy moment”? … Maybe pull an Abrahamian
No.
By Brendan
November 6, 2008 10:53 AM | Link to this
Ranallo, exactly correct. It wouldn’t happen. Chick-Fil-A has a good thing going, and if they experience a “hiccup” along the way, they’ll make adjustments to correct it. In fact, rubbin’ my chin, didn’t they just do just a deal with the Thrashers for some ticket promotion? “Chick-Fil-A Family Nights,” or something? I’d wager that the “Eat More Chikin” crowd made out well in their negotiations.
glovesave29, I don’t think Kovalchuk is there … yet. But I must confess … that I think he’s waiting out the ownership … waiting for the announcement of the Waddell firing. And if Waddell doesn’t get the ax, after a decade of running the show, with nearly annual lottery draft finishes, for the most part, it will BECOME CLEAR that he won’t re-sign in the 2009 offseason. And if training camp opens, with an un-signed Kovalchuk, we’ll know he won’t finish the season with us. But we’re not there yet. Kovalchuk might still re-sign with us. But the ownership has to show some kind of pulse. And, they’ve got to sit young Kovy down, like Minnesota did with Gaborik, to EXPLAIN THE MASTER PLAN to him … so that he can make an informed decision about his future with the Thrashers organ-I-zation. And if that “sit down” meeting never takes place, it won’t be some shocker that Kovy leaves for greener pastures. That’s not how to deal with a Superstar. If they can’t figure out what #17 means to their organization, heaven help them.
kracker, your post cracked me up. I agree, Pseudolus would be a BETTER GM than Waddell.
By RS
November 6, 2008 10:54 AM | Link to this
Nice to see that Custance is still after the Atlanta Spirit. He seemed to be the only one who ever tried to hold them accountable for this mess. There’s that word again…”accountable”.
He probably knew what the answer was before he asked it but just wanted to have it in print so everyone could see how stupid they still are.
By NASCAR Dave
November 6, 2008 11:38 AM | Link to this
C’mon, Dave… don’t bogart that s+++, pass it around!
ALAN What the hell are you talking about, brother??? YOU are the one that was posting to me on these blogs last weekend when I wasn’t even in Atlanta or even had access to the blogs!!! What was that all about??? LOL, I think maybe you took one too many tokes yourself, there, buddy!!! LOL… Look, the time to make these moves is NOW… We cannot wait like we did last year. Some of these guys are just not contributing, and since we are in a “Build Year”, I would like our prospects to get a fair chance of making the team and sticking here, not being BLOCKED by dead weight such as SLATER/PERRIN/”CRUSHED”/WILLIAMS… Get my drift???
And also, looking at our 3 Netminders, I will say what I said this summer… MOOSE needs to be traded, and we need the 1-2 punch of LEHTONEN/PAVELEC…
HEDBERG’s best days are behind him, I’m afraid…
By glovesave29
November 6, 2008 12:21 PM | Link to this
Brendan, at least Rissbrough can show a track record of success to Gaborik. What exactly can Waddell sell to Kovy to keep him here? Reassure him that we will continue to trade off assets at the trade deadline and how we will be 10th in line for all of the big FA’s next summer?
By McArty
November 6, 2008 12:52 PM | Link to this
It sickens me that you can write whatever you want (regardless of the sensability of the statement) about a player. This isn’t the first post I’ve seen trashing Perrin or whining that the team should’ve kept Dupuis and sent Perrin to Pittsburg(God, I wish - but for the fact that Perrin would get a shot on a legitimate team - OH BY THE WAY TO THOSE ON THE THRASHERS MESSAGES BOARD WANTING TO DUMP PERRIN FOR DUPUIS AFTER “PERRINS” SLOW START - FYI DUPUIS HAS 2 PTS (GOALS) & HAS BEEN PLAYING AN AVG OF 18.06 MIN PER GAME (STATS COMPARED OVER THE LAST 5 GAMES); 1 G SCORED WAS ASSISTED BY CROSBY & MALKIN/THE OTHER 4-ON-4 IN OVERTIME; IN CONTRAST, PERRIN HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE 4TH LINE OF THE WORST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE/GIVEN AN AVG OF 14.12 MIN OF ICE TIME OVER THE LAST 5 GAMES - BUT OF THAT TIME, AN AVG OF 4.09 MIN PER GAME HAS BEEN ON THE PK.
I’m sure that Perrin wakes up in cold sweats dreaming of the fact that he could’ve been in Dupuis place. If Dupuis only has 2pts with Pit, what do you think he would do here given no offensive opportunities? Get off of Perrin - or better yet, do the kid a favor. Push to get him out of here as “dead weight”. Since this team is at the bottom, he has no place to go but up. Plus, maybe someone will realize what he can contribute to a team and you all will see (not the first time you’ve been wrong about a player) what he can do.
By McArty
November 6, 2008 1:00 PM | Link to this
And Nascar Dave - Freaking stick to car races Ricky Bobby. What do you think the PK & 4th line of a team are for? Point production? Hardly. Bolton had a great fight & it’s not the 4th line getting scored on. What do you think all the AHL player call-ups will do with the 4th line ice time & PK duty - tear it up? Doubtful. Those who don’t understand the game, only see value in the goal scorers. Obviously, you have no concept - of the game of hockey OR reality.
By NASCAR Dave
November 6, 2008 1:50 PM | Link to this
MCARTY - Stop yelling at me!!! LOL
Seriously, where in my post did I say get DUPUIS??? You’re acting irrational MCARTY… Look, PERRIN sucks. We don’t need him because we have REASONER… Oh, and DUPUIS sucks too…
Get your facts straight, keep your emotions in check, and get a f’in clue, F+++WAD!!!
NUFF SAID.
By Alan
November 6, 2008 1:52 PM | Link to this
Dave, we all know by now that you have an alternate name you use. You probably have several more that I’m not aware of yet, and you’re just p** that I called you out on it over the weekend.
The time to make some moves is now, yes; however, you’re selling quite a few guys short. That’s why we ask that you stop posting nonsense and start sharing your special stash that you keep hidden in your sock drawer.
By NASCAR Dave
November 6, 2008 2:02 PM | Link to this
ALAN - You shouldn’t promote drug use on RAWHIDE’s blog… And no, I do not have any alternate names I use… Everybody knows who I am… I am NASCAR Dave… And when I have something to say, I will say it… Many will not agree, and that is their choice… I refuse to be a Sheep… I’m sorry you can’t make decisions for yourself… Maybe one day you will grow up and understand these things… And what, praytell, Blogger are you accusing me of being??? It’s like I told Ranallo10, the only names I have ever used on any AJC blogs has been either DAVE, NASCAR Dave, or NASCARfan, that’s it. I’m sorry your drug induced illusions have caused you to think otherwise, about me, and about the team…
By Alan
November 6, 2008 2:20 PM | Link to this
Come on, NASCAR Cheech, pass the bong!
By McArty
November 6, 2008 2:22 PM | Link to this
Nascar Dave - YOU SUCK, not Perrin. He was 3rd on the team in scoring last year. He deserves a better team and a better chance on this team. Next time you call me a name, you better be ready to back it up. I will shove it up your f**ing tailpipe bud! FOR REAL!
By McArty
November 6, 2008 2:28 PM | Link to this
And to avoid any future confrontations, I will no longer read this blog or post on a blog that will allow someone who is obviously so stupid to post and call honest fans names. And, for the record - I am one of the few people to post that actually and accurately use facts to back up my statments. ‘nuf said. Good luck to you all and hopefully Perrin will get out of this suck hole in the near future!
By NASCAR Dave
November 6, 2008 2:54 PM | Link to this
Good luck to you all and hopefully Perrin will get out of this suck hole in the near future!
Bye Bye McARTY… And I agree with you, I too hope PERRIN gets out this “suck hole” and lands on a better team… It just ain’t workin out for the guy down here anymore…
ALAN - Still waiting, brother… You see, when you do drugs like you do, ALAN, it causes you have illusions and paranoia, which could explain why you attacked another blogger and called them my name, even though I was in FLA when all that went down… LOL… Look, just because someone disagrees with you, it does not me it is me… Please, stop doing drugs and come back to reality before you make an even bigger a$$ out of yourself than you already have… LOL!!!
By Alan
November 6, 2008 3:09 PM | Link to this
Hey Dave, you’ll notice that I dropped the entire matter while you continue to bloviate about it. You see, it’s just not that big of a deal to me. However, I’m guessing while you were “in Florida,” you became so filled with hot air and brought enough of it back with you to last all this time.
A shame, really. No wonder I’m wearing shorts today instead of pants and a sweatshirt. Some cold weather would be nice.
Seriously though, your analysis of players who “have to be traded or waived” is always the same, and it’s always disappointing. Please, tell us exactly why you think Slater, Christensen, Perrin (?!), et al need to be moved or waived?
Larsen and Klee were on my list, and they were both moved. At the same time. It was like Christmas in September. That was good, wasn’t it?
By Bob
November 6, 2008 3:54 PM | Link to this
I will shove it up your fing tailpipe bud!
Can someone please give Mr. Fluffykins here directions to Swinging Richards? He seems lost…kthxbye
By Nikita
November 6, 2008 4:07 PM | Link to this
Get off of Perrin - or better yet, do the kid a favor. Push to get him out of here as “dead weight”.
Nooooooo! I LOVE PERRIN. There will be no trading him — unless the team is planning to contend the entire season for 30th place.
And guys, we have a game tonight. One we should win. Go, Thrashers!
By dhj_1962
November 6, 2008 4:26 PM | Link to this
yall ready for some hockey tonite?? i can’t wait. who’s in goal? don’t matter, Kovy will get the hat trick, he can score, you know it, i know it and the islanders will know it. hard to believe Todd White is leading the team in points, he was terrible last year, maybe JA’s system suites him, maybe its just BL and Kozlov being healthy. don’t leave mcarty, nascardave is just having fun, hell, he eats boogers, he knows it, i know it and now everyone else knows it too. still sporting that mullet dave? p** because Obama is YOUR prez?? i know you hate KL, (he did look bad giving up that game winner to the rangers) but he has made a whole lot more highlight reel saves than klunkers. what would it take for you to see what every other real hockey fan sees in KL? just wondering.
By Russ
November 6, 2008 4:44 PM | Link to this
Nikita - I don’t know if there is ever a game the Thrashers should win, but I agree they have a better chance tonight than in most. Let’s get it done and start a winning streak. GO THRASHERS!!!
By Tony C.
November 6, 2008 5:07 PM | Link to this
I dunno, if they start MacDonald(spl?) #17 may not get that hat trick-did anybody see his performance against the Rangers?
sick reflexes!!! Dude plays on the goal-line and really should’ve had a shutout-anyway he looked good. Hopefully it tired him out and #17 does get that hat-trick.
Anyway, look forward to seeing the game.
GO BLUE !!!
By Sage of Bluesland
November 6, 2008 6:17 PM | Link to this
…and there goes Perrin’s mother (Mcarty)…Geez, I didn’t have a sheep in the fight, but I dare say she’s a bit rough around the edges, wouldn’t you say?
Yikes.
By Jameson
November 6, 2008 6:58 PM | Link to this
Brendan- I would think if he was that gullible, Waddell would’ve convinced him to spend closer to the cap on a regular basis by now.
By Public Service Announcement
November 6, 2008 7:08 PM | Link to this
and the throwing of objects is probibited, however, in case of an Islandturd goal, everyone yell stendec, but please refrain from throwing stendec’s on the ice
By Brendan
November 6, 2008 8:08 PM | Link to this
Jameson, that’s good news then, as I’m more inclined to believe that “cheap and indifferent” is more easily changed, and corrected, than curing a person’s propensity to be hoodwinked, flimflammed, and bamboozled. At this point, the fans have been swindled.
And if it’s a case of the owners being gullible, then they’ve been utterly hornswaggled. I can’t understand their position. Is it, “Show me results, Don, and thennn we’ll spend?” Well, which is it? They either think Waddell is a distant incarnation of Scotty Bowman, or they don’t think much of him, but are ASKING HIM to show improvement on a shoestring budget?
Which, again, isn’t a prudent way to go about things … unless they’ve committed to the build year philosophy. And that’s what I think is happening. Which makes Bruce Levenson’s interview that MUCH MORE disingenuous and offensive. Yes, offensive. He thinks the fans are stupid or gullible, or WORSE.
In particular, I highlight this portion, “It’s way too early. I think we’re 3 games out of first place.” Stop. If it’s a build year, and Bruce’s intentions are to build through the draft, how much more insincere can his comments be? What he’s saying is, “Why fire the GM when we’re right in the THICK of things.” He’s either gullibe, or he’s disingenuous. Which one is better?
Look, all he has to do … is to say that the team took a series of missteps and they want to rebuild correctly this time. At least we can RESPECT that. That’s honest. That’s truthful. That’s SINCERE. What Bruce is doing now … is truly distasteful. It’s like getting caught with your mistress, in bed, and then saying, “It’s not what you think. We’re just shooting a scene for Young and the Restless. It’s just that the cameramen are invisible.”
By Tony C.
November 6, 2008 8:27 PM | Link to this
It’s just that the cameramen are invisible
ROFLZ-best line in a month Brendan!
By Brendan
November 6, 2008 10:27 PM | Link to this
Wow, what a comeback tonight. Down 3-1, the T-birds rallied, behind Pavelec, for a 4-3 win. A treat for the hometown fans.
But somewhere out there … Charles Wang is smiling, while dialing up Tavares’ agent.
Thanks Tony C.
By Nikita
November 6, 2008 11:15 PM | Link to this
Dude, I’m sorry, but I never want to hear another comment suggesting that we should try for Tavares. Especially since we now have a crew that actually knows how to develop talent.
As to tonight’s game…the first and third period looked good, shooting accuracy was good, the 2nd line was on FIRE, the 4th line did its job, and the 3rd was about 75% on it. Kovalchuk was looking lively. SA were awesome. Valabik and Oystrick looked like NHL players, and Pavs wasn’t far off.
Not so good…Thorburn seemed to have a flashback to his thug days in that final penalty, and didn’t look right in general — he ended up even, anyway. Valabik got called strictly on size, though. Lots of bad bounces, which luckily in this case didn’t come back to haunt us. SOG were too low.
Other, frivolous stuff…I’m sorry I said Natalie Taylor was competent — she didn’t act like it tonight (Fort Bining? WTF?). Enstrom needs media coaching. But, um, ladies (and Melvin)…Fire on Ice has GOOD material this year, particularly if the grunts stay up. The men looked HOT in their visit to Fort Benning. Unfortunately, Bryan Little looks less hot without the ‘fro, but everybody’s better lit and better positioned. And, um, did you see the guns on Little? The buffness of Exelby and Perrin?
By Jethro
November 7, 2008 12:14 AM | Link to this
Rawhide - Are ya goin ta to push out a new blog to cellah brate our rise frum the bottum of tha standins to prevail over them yankee turds?
By Rawhide
November 7, 2008 12:41 AM | Link to this
Jethro - Why, I am shocked! Simply shocked and appalled that you would use such a term in regards to our guests at Blueland tonight!
You should be ashamed at yourself, young man!
Here you go…enjoy.