tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post8312465816943839219..comments2023-10-23T15:54:13.715-04:00Comments on The Dark Blue Jacket: Bitterness, Anger, and ClosureTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563836029433927521noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-45499926439531860102012-06-13T20:05:31.892-04:002012-06-13T20:05:31.892-04:00As my buddy Bill put it, Howson should be proud th...As my buddy Bill put it, Howson should be proud that he helped build a Stanley Cup winner.Galloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151870407426712857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-131649149229866112012-06-13T12:21:37.986-04:002012-06-13T12:21:37.986-04:00A highly talented, streaky player. For a minute t...A highly talented, streaky player. For a minute there, I thought you were talking about Rick Nash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-60530955004260493612012-06-13T09:19:22.507-04:002012-06-13T09:19:22.507-04:00I may be in the minority, here, but while I know J...I may be in the minority, here, but while I know JC was a frosted-tipped scumbag, if we should be mad at anyone, it should be directed at the team Prez and GM as they made the decision to acquire him, knowing what everyone in the league already knew about him.<br /><br />Much like their drafting Z and Filly, they didn't do their due diligence as the smart - not this group - teams do. And for a lawyer and a CPA (and I am the latter and they really press this both on the CPA exam and in obtaining continuining professional education - CPE), this is inexcusable!<br /><br />With regards to drafting, (again) the smart teams employ and utilize their scouts. That's why they have a scouting combine to extensively interview players and their billets and put draft prospects thru extensive psychological testing. That's why they watch them play dozens of times every season.<br /><br />As for JC, it was the worst-kept secret that he was a party boy - the 'Dry Island' incident is real - as well as his notorious milking of injuries and schtuping of a certain former teammate's wife.<br /><br />He was a scum before he got traded, here, he's still a scum and he will continue to be a scum. So, good riddance, rot in you-know-where, move on and place the blame on those 2 for the mother of all screw ups.Hitch Rulesnoreply@blogger.com