Season's over

Jerry Heyman wrote:
> on Thursday 11 December 2008 11:26 pm, truuupin.DeleteThis@opt.i.m.um.net (Cynicor)
> wrote:
>
>> Unbelievable.
>
> Everyone's entitled to a bad game - granted the whole team managed
> to do at the same time :-(

When's the last time a playoff team had a game like that?
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on Friday 12 December 2008 6:38 pm, truuupin DeleteThis @opt.i.m.um.net (Cynicor) wrote:

> Jerry Heyman wrote:
>> on Thursday 11 December 2008 11:26 pm, truuupin DeleteThis @opt.i.m.um.net (Cynicor)
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Unbelievable.
>>
>> Everyone's entitled to a bad game - granted the whole team managed
>> to do at the same time :-(
>
> When's the last time a playoff team had a game like that?

Ah, you're running under the assumption that they're playoff caliber.
I've not had that assumption, and expect them to be 'rebuilding'
with youth from Bridgeport/trades. I give Gordon two years before
they're playoff material.

jerry
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On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:14:04 -0500, Jerry Heyman
wrote:

>on Friday 12 December 2008 6:38 pm, truuupin.TakeThisOut@opt.i.m.um.net (Cynicor) wrote:
>
>> Jerry Heyman wrote:
>>> on Thursday 11 December 2008 11:26 pm, truuupin.TakeThisOut@opt.i.m.um.net (Cynicor)
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Unbelievable.
>>>
>>> Everyone's entitled to a bad game - granted the whole team managed
>>> to do at the same time :-(
>>
>> When's the last time a playoff team had a game like that?
>
>Ah, you're running under the assumption that they're playoff caliber.
>I've not had that assumption, and expect them to be 'rebuilding'
>with youth from Bridgeport/trades. I give Gordon two years before
>they're playoff material.
>
>jerry

NO free agent wants to play for a team with a medicore goalie with a
15 year contract.Hockey players like to win

Abbedd
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on Sunday 14 December 2008 9:36 am, (ansermetniac)
wrote:

> On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:14:04 -0500, Jerry Heyman
> wrote:
>
>>on Friday 12 December 2008 6:38 pm, truuupin RemoveThis @opt.i.m.um.net (Cynicor)
>>wrote:
>>
>>> Jerry Heyman wrote:
>>>> on Thursday 11 December 2008 11:26 pm, truuupin RemoveThis @opt.i.m.um.net
>>>> (Cynicor) wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Unbelievable.
>>>>
>>>> Everyone's entitled to a bad game - granted the whole team managed
>>>> to do at the same time :-(
>>>
>>> When's the last time a playoff team had a game like that?
>>
>>Ah, you're running under the assumption that they're playoff caliber.
>>I've not had that assumption, and expect them to be 'rebuilding'
>>with youth from Bridgeport/trades. I give Gordon two years before
>>they're playoff material.
>>
>>jerry
>
> NO free agent wants to play for a team with a medicore goalie with a
> 15 year contract.Hockey players like to win

I'll agree - but that mediocre goalie can hardly be blamed for
the current situation. He hasn't been healthy enough to play.
Had he been healthy, one wonders if there were a few games that
he might have stolen - or lost based on his play. I give kudos
to Joey McDonald in that he has had to play 17 or the last 18 games.

Playing in the cesspool that is the mausoleum and for a losing
team isn't going to attract fans/free agents. Why the town of
Hempstead insists that the revitalization of the mausoleum can't
happen is beyond me. As for the free agency, few are willing to
sign beyond one year (when they do sign) and that leads to limping
in at 8place (possibly) and having to figure out what free agents
to get the following July 1st... Building from within is a better
long term answer...

>
> Abbedd

jerry
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On Dec 19, 4:02 pm, Cynicor wrote:
> Jerry Heyman wrote:
>
> > Playing in the cesspool that is the mausoleum and for a losing
> > team isn't going to attract fans/free agents. Why the town of
> > Hempstead insists that the revitalization of the mausoleum can't
> > happen is beyond me. As for the free agency, few are willing to
> > sign beyond one year (when they do sign) and that leads to limping
> > in at 8place (possibly) and having to figure out what free agents
> > to get the following July 1st... Building from within is a better
> > long term answer...
>
> This is starting to feel like a doomed team, like Wang's not going to
> put anything into it until he gets his project built, and we've started
> the deflationary spiral with no way out but dissolution. Or maybe it's
> maybe just the economy overall right now.

Sure, blame the economy. :)
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Jerry Heyman wrote:
>
> Playing in the cesspool that is the mausoleum and for a losing
> team isn't going to attract fans/free agents. Why the town of
> Hempstead insists that the revitalization of the mausoleum can't
> happen is beyond me. As for the free agency, few are willing to
> sign beyond one year (when they do sign) and that leads to limping
> in at 8place (possibly) and having to figure out what free agents
> to get the following July 1st... Building from within is a better
> long term answer...

This is starting to feel like a doomed team, like Wang's not going to
put anything into it until he gets his project built, and we've started
the deflationary spiral with no way out but dissolution. Or maybe it's
maybe just the economy overall right now.
 >> Stay informed about: Season's over