[Viking Mode]

Originally Posted by foppagirl21

I do not comment much anymore, but wanted to say something here.

Lacroix is proud - too proud. The Avs were on easy street when they came to Denver. They won and players wanted, desired, to come to a star studded, annually Cup contending team. Now, not so much. The Avs cannot buy who they want anymore.

The culture in the front office needs to change desperately. Back in the day, players would kill to come to Colorado. Now? Nope. It is no longer the "honor" to don the burgundy and blue like Lacroix made it seem back in the glory years. The "take it or leave it" mentality concerning players' contracts during negotiations needs to go away. "Oh, you don't like the offer? Well then you won't be playing for the esteemed Avalanche" really doesn't work now.

I could rant, but it's not worth wasting my energy. I'll close with this: back in the day, winning was the Avs' marketing. Today: no marketing is the team's marketing. Awesome, eh? Lacroix needs some sense smacked into him. ...or he needs to leave.

Pretty much bang on.