tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post8857419070882194231..comments2023-10-23T15:54:13.715-04:00Comments on The Dark Blue Jacket: Time to Step Up: Loyal, but not a lemmingTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563836029433927521noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-31901221322545554122011-01-05T09:42:41.291-05:002011-01-05T09:42:41.291-05:00gallos -
Thanks for catching the spam. I've ...gallos -<br /><br />Thanks for catching the spam. I've removed the offending post.<br /><br />DBJDark Blue Jacketnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-8535475869699669872011-01-05T08:20:20.236-05:002011-01-05T08:20:20.236-05:00the above comment is spam. BUT, I've got a mo...the above comment is spam. BUT, I've got a motorcycle, with CBJ plates, trying to figure out how to get a decal on my helmet, maybe.... naw, I'm too lazy. I'd rather read DBJ.<br />gallosAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-690055412458973402011-01-04T22:21:15.461-05:002011-01-04T22:21:15.461-05:00la, la, la, la! She's warming up CBJMad. 2-0...la, la, la, la! She's warming up CBJMad. 2-0 Phoenix.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-22709076839582371172011-01-04T19:52:08.679-05:002011-01-04T19:52:08.679-05:00CBJMad -
I get what you are saying. As deep into ...CBJMad -<br />I get what you are saying. As deep into this whole thing as I am at this point, pragmatically it may still be a couple of years away before they can really turn the corner. I'm not trying to tell you its not that bad, I'm trying to tell you its too soon to tell for this year. Even after the Pens debacle, the Vancouver shellacking, the Nashville quit fest, they have managed to beat enough of the east and the other teams at their level to stay in contention. I think it will sort itself out in January, and we'll be where we are all thinking we are gonna be, out of contention. That said, they are two stinkin' points out. And everyone else in the west is having the same kinds of problems we are, except for the obvious few. But make no mistake, in spite of our woeful defense, there is room on this roster for this group to take a step in January. There are people who are under performing who have it in them to jump up and do better. But its what's between the ears that's holding them back. That is something that Arniel seems to be unafraid to address. So its okay to be mad. Heck, I scared some lady when I was getting a hair cut the other day when she said she was a Pens fan, and I told her I had an axe to grind with Pens fans. Must have been the low growl, but it shut her up. So that fat lady hasn't sung yet, but she could be warming up in Phoenix as I type. Keep the mad, CBJMAD. Its what keeps this game great.<br />gallos<br />ps. Thanks DBJ. Reading this blog is a treat.<br />gs -Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-75295881057320324512011-01-04T18:56:14.725-05:002011-01-04T18:56:14.725-05:00I love this post DBJ because I have reached a simi...I love this post DBJ because I have reached a similar frustration /breaking point level. My problem with Gallos and all the other it's not that bad comments out there is that by the time we realize, yet again, it really is this bad...CBJMADnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-89622522796208931282011-01-04T18:14:27.957-05:002011-01-04T18:14:27.957-05:00Gallos -
If you were the only person reading this...Gallos -<br /><br />If you were the only person reading this blog, it would be a worthwhile venture. <br /><br />DBJDark Blue Jacketnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-1897618299052344422011-01-04T17:47:08.478-05:002011-01-04T17:47:08.478-05:00DBJ -
No, seriously, don't hold back, tell us ...DBJ -<br />No, seriously, don't hold back, tell us what you really think. ha, ha, ha! As always, good post. One point I'd like to make, and I learned this from Hitch's comments, and have observed it a couple of times is that there are times in the year where the contenders take a step and up their game. January is one of those times. December is another. The all star break is the next one, and finally the trade deadline is the last frantic push for the playoffs. Our team has a history of not being able to make these steps, partly because they have been out of contention at that time of year, so don't have a lot of experience with it. The two times they have done it, once they made it, the other time Captain Coward bailed on them. So it remains to be seen if they can do it this year. So lets face it. The Nashville game is not the first time these guys have laid an egg, and its not going to be the last. But they are also, with about the same frequency, able to put together a pretty good game, and the rest of the time they are sort of muddling along. Is that going to be enough to get them into the playoffs this year? Probably not. But the longer they remain in contention, the more it validates Howson's approach. And they are in contention, no matter how disgusted one might be after the Nashville game. I've been to that arena. Its a tough place to play. So does that really define the charachter of this team for the whole year? No. Its one game. All they need to do is survive the road stretch, stay in contention a little longer, and a move at the deadline will become suddenly much more possible. So we will know at the end of January what this is going to be. Don't be a lemming. But it ain't over till the fat lady sings.<br />gallosAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-35010947405666678102011-01-04T11:51:43.558-05:002011-01-04T11:51:43.558-05:00Holden is 23, Clitsome 25, I'd hardly call the...Holden is 23, Clitsome 25, I'd hardly call them spring chickens like Moore and Savard, who should stay in the AHL this year.Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265302529338641231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-54957828360861008612011-01-04T11:12:59.109-05:002011-01-04T11:12:59.109-05:00Oh gosh, please...no more calling up kids only to ...Oh gosh, please...no more calling up kids only to ruin their careers for short-term fixes. <br /><br />Look at the successful teams and learn from them. http://darkbluejacket.blogspot.com/2010/12/who-stays-who-goes-part-iii-is-youth.htmlDark Blue Jacketnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-74477724772415165952011-01-04T10:54:58.757-05:002011-01-04T10:54:58.757-05:00Excellent view of the situation. I feel mostly th...Excellent view of the situation. I feel mostly the same, there are moves to be made to improve this team, even if it means addition by subtraction and calling up Holden and/or Clitsome. I mean really, could they be any worse? This team seems to have the mental toughness of my 5 year old daughter, and it really is kind of sad. The other night I actually admitted that maybe we should shop Nash. This team does not look anything like a playoff team at all.Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265302529338641231noreply@blogger.com