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"Someday," said Ken Holland, "we might be interested in some free agents or making a trade. But not right now. We couldn't afford it."
When Chellios, Lindstrom, and others are angry; there is something definitely rotten. Maybe if the players clean up their own union, the owners won't be so happy after all.
The injuries don't help, of course, but they are a part of hockey.
I expect the Wings will make the playoffs. Whether they will go far in them is a different question.
I do feel that NHL officiating in general is poor, but that this is due as much to NHL inconsistency in stating rules and in how they are enforced. And, of course, every group might include a bad apple or two - including referees.
I think all the stakeholders in the NHL have an interest in knowing what happened. But the rights of the members of the NHLPA are the strongest of these.
There is not necessarily anything wrong with that, but there is not necessarily anything right about it either. I think all stakeholders in the NHL - including the fans - deserve to know more.
Does anyone else see a parallel here between Weis and RichRod. Both whine when they lose or are criticized. Where are the coaches of yesteryear who taught sportsmanship and integrity in addition to football?
I never hope to be one.
But this I'll tell you here and now:
I'd rather be one than be him.
(With apologies to Ogden Nash.)
Whether these allegations are true or not, there will be more of them to come. If someone had said that a coach could be a winner and yet embarrass a program, I would have thought that person tetched--until RichRod at Michigan.
I think the answer is "no"!
Chris, we love you. It is now time to use your experience to develop the game you love.
Regarding Crosby, I think he has the potential to be one of the great all-time NHLers. But he is not there yet. I take issue with those who cannonize him now, but would also caution those who knock him to give him some slack until we see what he is really made of.
(1) The Wizard of Oz has had spectacular success in the playoffs, but his play during the regular season suggests that it might not hold up. I always hold my breath with the Wizard in the nets, not knowing if the good twin or the evil twin will show up.
(2) The Wizard is no longer a spring chicken. How many seasons has he left? Detroit needs to start developing an heir apparent now, not in a few years down the road.
It is true tha the Wings farm system is full of promising young players, but there are established NHL young players now they cannot afford to lose.
What cap space room the Wings have should be spent on getting a championship caliber goaltender.
Regarding the traditional "handshake" at the end of the game, I fault both Lidstrom and Crosby. I think Lidstrom's "waiting and waiting" could have been a little longer - although it probably seemed like forever to him. And the traditional handshake usually occurs sooner than Crosby made it. There was player celebration and media interference, so I'm sure it was not intentional.
This was a time when emotions were running high for players on both teams, and not all the players met the high goals we would like to see in sports competition.
Those of us at home will also be watching the Canadian Broadcasting Company feed. The video is pretty much the same, but the commentary is far superior.
Those of you who feel like I do that NBC is getting too big for its hockey breeches may want to dial out some other NBC programs. They want ratings? What they did is no way to get them!
I am not a hockey player, but have accepted lower income than I might otherwise have earned to work in a good environment. I am reminded of how high school basketball players would go to be coached by Bob Knight, even though they knew they would be treated roughly. A Knight-coached player was a great player.