tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post3258346403463820685..comments2023-10-23T15:54:13.715-04:00Comments on The Dark Blue Jacket: Two Shots of HopeTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563836029433927521noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-4071736087602120952012-10-17T17:01:45.085-04:002012-10-17T17:01:45.085-04:00Mr. Davidson, please come to Columbus. There is no...Mr. Davidson, please come to Columbus. There is no team in the NHL with so much unfulfilled potential in terms of the fans and the team. The Jackets have never been a consistent team and there is no tradition here. You'd have the opportunity to build all of that, which couldn't happen anywhere else. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-65792956109154772592012-10-17T15:29:03.796-04:002012-10-17T15:29:03.796-04:00John Davidson will come here if he is allowed to c...John Davidson will come here if he is allowed to carry a machine gun and clear out the organization. Sorry about the gun meme, but that is what it will take. Everyone, from Stinger on up, has to go. The Jackets are like a old, run-down house in Upper Arlington that is bought and then torn down. The structure has no value, just the parcel.<br /><br />Now the question you have to ask, will John McConnell allow this? I doubt it very much. Cleaning house will cost a lot of money in salaries and severance. New, energetic and intelligent hires will cost even more. <br /><br />Finally, there are the players themselves. Davidson would need a year to evaluate the roster while carefully monitoring the rest of the NHL so that he can assemble the proper team. How patient can the fans and ownership be?<br /><br />I would love to see someone like Davidson or George McPhee come to Columbus, but not if they simply cash their checks and hold their noses. It is up to McConnell to make a clean break with the past and do things differently.Bob Kowalskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01980253073372096293noreply@blogger.com