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11-19-2008, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Fido22 View Post
he said the team has drafted fairly well and this is the reason why we are a good team. however, this being said, the op claims that the problem is that the coach has to deal with many players whose contract expires after this year or next year and two players who sit in the press box and don't know when the'll play. the op claims this is not only the coach's fault but also bob gainey's fault and cites as an example the cases of tanguay, koivu, kovalev, komisarek and lang and he then further ponders upon the effects on the team of the fact that komisarek may leave. faced with this conundrum, the op considers who is at fault following which he raises the issue of ribeiro being traded for a player not playing in the nhl anymore. in the op's perspective it is clear that tanguay was a good acquisition if he signs an extension with us because otherwise we would have a lost a first and a second pick for a player who is no longer with us after the season. then comes the necessary discussion of the players we lost for nothing, such as ron hainsey and françois beauchemin. it is furthermore observed by the op that mark streit could have been signed for peanuts if he had been signed sooner and claims that mark streit said so himself. this is the op's opinion and the op asks whether you share this opinion.

What's there not to understand?

Not everyone of us talks 'dog', you know?

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