Our beloved bandwagonners are at it again. Not only does their average hockey knowledge rival that of a hedgehog, but it seems these Epsilons are around to cheer when we win and cry when we don't. I don't even know a proper adjective to describe the uneasy feelings I had after reading such comments as "Bob Gainey has no idea what he's doing" "we're the laughing stock of the league" "we suck so much" and even the likes of "oh my god...we haven't traded anyone...this sux...I wan to die...I'm so sad"
What in the blue blazing, Tiger Woods praising, Leprecon chasing are these people playing. This is not a "who can trade the most and best" game. This is about constant improvement...never taking a step back and taking. It is about calculated risks, calculated return on investments and calculated decisions. I hate to generalise, but I can only assume this bunch of cradle GMs are too young to understand any of this so here is a free lesson in maturity from HLD. When one says such things it completely rids you of any level of respect. If you are incapable of reason, at least don't say something for the sake of talking...you'll be much better off.
I sincerely apologise for bickering about this, but this group has reached an all time low in their attitude and comments. Worse part is that I'm fairly certain they are the majority in here, and that saddens me. Too bad they are too focused on whining to come in here and learn a little something about hockey, patience, trust and respect.
With that said, let's talk about the trade deadline. Although it would have been nice to bring in some big names, and that it sux having to see all the teams in the race improve on paper I don't think any of us can be surprised about the outcome. This is what Bob does...this is his formula that gave his clubs success and brought in cups. It's not the only formula that works, but in my opinion not only is it the time proven best, but also in a place like Montreal with the realities of 40% taxes and media pressure it is the only one that will work.
We did not get any worse, and thanks to our astute GM, our future is still as brignt as the brightest. We are a very well balanced team and will remain that way. One day, when the time is right, we’ll give away the draft picks and prospects to make a legit run at the cup. This is the realities of the new NHL and is essentially the only way to win a cup. A dynasty will be hard to come by (i.e. hard to imagine a team win more than 1 cup in a 2-3 years type of pace). This year, as was in the previous ones, the time just wasn’t right. It wasn’t even close, and I am very glad Gainey didn’t put up a “Everything must go” sign at the Bell center to get a few names, make it to the second round, and have nothing to work with for the next 5 years. I would rather see my team compete legitimately for the last few places for the playoffs every year and slowly improve, than to have a see-saw career, be a top team for a few years, and watch them bring in 20 wins for the next few. This of course is just my ignorant opinion. If we go by a majority rules the norms perspective, than I am one tripped out, foolish, dude who knows nothing about anything, especially hockey” (yes this was also posted by a user in the forum in response to someone with a similar viewpoint as mine).
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