tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post2320989570733820918..comments2023-10-23T15:54:13.715-04:00Comments on The Dark Blue Jacket: Morgan's Six Pack for Game 28: Phoenix CoyotesTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563836029433927521noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-80464589432185626782013-03-18T10:27:12.790-04:002013-03-18T10:27:12.790-04:00Dead weight?
Aucoin and Wiz (being on IR could be...Dead weight?<br /><br />Aucoin and Wiz (being on IR could be considered the definition of dead weight)Inquiring Mindsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-40062159574481788792013-03-17T13:06:20.138-04:002013-03-17T13:06:20.138-04:00I'm with you on most of your points. My questi...I'm with you on most of your points. My question is which 2 players are considered "dead weight"? I'm sure I know what you're response would be, but curious to see your point of view.Moneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-63666149103121130012013-03-17T10:05:42.447-04:002013-03-17T10:05:42.447-04:00Great point on the "gotta lose 6-7 players&qu...Great point on the "gotta lose 6-7 players" matter. With the way this team is constructed, you'll be cutting bone much sooner than one would think. <br /><br />The question that sits in the back of my mind is, "Is this team worth keeping together?" You've partially answered it with the assertion that they're playing playoff-intensity hockey before 30 games are out of the way...implying that they have to totally maxx out just to get/stay in the "barely qualifying" mix. <br /><br />I'm thinking that, even moreso than Howson's brilliant determination that the 2008-09 playoff-qualifying club had to get leveled if the CBJ were ever going to make noise in the playoffs (leading to the escalator ride to the basement), this team is going to have a hard time getting anywhere if they actually do qualify for the playoffs. <br /><br />That said, we've clearly got a case where lightning is in a bottle. This team realizes what they have - and what they don't - and they've all bought into the notion that they have to play like a genuine team if they're going to be anything of substance. The last couple weeks have been one helluva ride, and I'm now conditioned to enjoy it for as long as it lasts...but that's more because you never know when/if it will happen again in Columbus. <br /><br />As for Umberger, it's Columbus. As long as I've been here, the fans have needed a player to hate on. Mason has been benched, Brassard is teflon, so Umberger gets the jeers. Maybe some sustained winning will purge that behavioral quirk from the fan base. (That said, I'm no Umberger fan, either.)<br /><br />#GallosStrongDark Blue Jacketnoreply@blogger.com