tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675950.post116001604936595009..comments2023-07-02T08:05:57.928-04:00Comments on The Rogue Historian: RogueHistorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11573695051575323278noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675950.post-1161528532636642062006-10-22T10:48:00.000-04:002006-10-22T10:48:00.000-04:00Have you seen This Big News?Have you seen <A HREF="http://udoj.blogspot.com/2006/10/bye-bye-bobby.html#full" REL="nofollow">This Big News</A>?JanieBellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05639007027260276087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675950.post-1160566103046600992006-10-11T07:28:00.000-04:002006-10-11T07:28:00.000-04:00There's no denying the play of Forsburg, but here'...There's no denying the play of Forsburg, but here's my bitch about going after him...<BR/><BR/>In order to get him, he had to make room under the cap, and that meant letting LeClair go. At that point we had a team that had made a good run at the playoffs despite having been decimated by injury, especially on the blue line. We had a team that was just coalescing, and learning to play together as a team. It was a team with a damned good shot at greatness. As I recall, it was not long after JR had left (I'm still smarting about that, too) but we still had quality stuff that just needed ice time together.<BR/><BR/>Our young kids were coming along (Justin Williams, for instance) and our only youngin' having issues really was Joni Pitkanen. Whenever the defense lost the handle on a puck inside our own line, it was Pitkanen. Whenever a bad pass across the crease wound up a turnover to a free enemy forward, it was Pitkanen. Whenever there's a player not on the table, it's Pitkanen, despite the fact that he's still the one dropping pucks and muffing passes.<BR/><BR/>Johnsson, meanwhile, was solid. Never dropped a pass, never missed a check, and has a blast from the blue line that makes goalies wince and cry for their mamas.<BR/><BR/>And look at who we're getting for all these trades. Petr Nedved? Great player, but well past his prime. And he's the best of the lot!<BR/><BR/>It almost seems like the Flyboys have become the official training ground for the NHL, as well as the official retirement home.<BR/><BR/>In case you haven't noticed, I'm a little miffed about breaking up a really good team.<BR/><BR/>KissesJanieBellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05639007027260276087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675950.post-1160505813363521042006-10-10T14:43:00.000-04:002006-10-10T14:43:00.000-04:00Well, he did get you Peter Forsburg from my Avalan...Well, he did get you Peter Forsburg from my Avalanche. But, in general, yeah, he was a better scater than GM. Afterall, he won the Hart Trophy 3 times and was a captain for 10 of his 15 years.RogueHistorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573695051575323278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675950.post-1160505312614733592006-10-10T14:35:00.000-04:002006-10-10T14:35:00.000-04:00YES!but let me qualify that by saying that our all...YES!<BR/><BR/>but let me qualify that by saying that our all time favorite player is also our all time least favorite general manager.<BR/><BR/>Is Bobby Clarke really too old to strap the skates back on? We'd really rather see him on the ice than in the front office.<BR/><BR/>Justin Williams? John LeClair? Mark Recchi? Kim Jonsson? Donald BASH-YOUR-EAR? Michal Handzus?<BR/><BR/>BOBBY!!!! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING????????JanieBellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05639007027260276087noreply@blogger.com