ONE GAME AT A TIME

So I've noticed that following our first regulation loss this season, fan and analysts have jumped off the "maybe this is the surprise team of 2007/2008 and we'll make the playoffs" bandwagon, and hopped back on to the "this team is too weak to even begin to challenge for the 8th spot" wagon of doom (this can be found in life's shameful spiral of death section).

There's a time for legitimate panic, factual criticism and venting...neither of which merits a mention after four games in to the season. Foolish panic and trying to lay blame on an individual on the team after each loss is outrageously irrational, and doesn't help the current situation.

Let's re-cap all four games so far: They were ALL close and any one of them could have gone either way. With that said we won two, lost one and lost one in OT, with three of those games on the road. The way I see it, things are looking up. As any coach would say lets focus on the here and now, and the here and now is our game tonight against Florida. Let’s play a simple and solid game, win our first home game and move on to Ottawa. It’s a long season, and it should be approached one game at a time. 20-25 games into the season we’ll have a better idea of where things are, but till then, it’s best to take all the ups and downs with a grain of salt…or a case of Rickard’s, whichever floats your boat.