Staal is on fire
by Gillimus on Jan 28, 2010 11:47 PM EST
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Injuries? Baby? Personal? The C? Whatever it is, the Canes new Captain has been electric since the 20th, with 7 goals in 5 games. I missed tonight's game but Chuck K made it sound like Eric really imposed his will on his power play goal. Add the fact that Cam Ward seems to be on fire at the same time (8 goals allowed in 5 games) and JR's decision to make Staal and CWard the franchise cornerstones starts to look prescient. If Staal begins to carry this team and Cam continues his stellar play the Canes have a huge upside...not the playoffs but close. Will JR sell parts for prospects and sabotage a period of better play for 10-11? Will the pieces left behind continue their valiant effort? A very difficult balancing act remains for Rutherford. As a fan, winning is so much better that losing, but losing holds out the possibility of a high draft pick, some hockey player who might make my team better next year. What do I root for? Losing...with the hope of a Taylor or Tyler? Or winning...with the joy that brings? We all have to answer that question for ourselves, but the question we don't have to answer is whether or not we are fans.
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…the Canes new Captain has been electric…
Remarked to elskling just the other day: “Well, so that’s what was wrong with Staal. Turns out he takes C batteries instead of double A’s.”
They can win all they want, because bottom line, I want the team to be a winning team. Shaking off the stink of defeat this year and starting to build a positive image of themselves will bode well for seasons beyond.
They now know what went wrong. You just cannot take a month off in the NHL…well, you can, but then you have to play your ass off for a month or so to make up for it. :-D
I’m content with whatever draft picks we get. They’ll be good ones. The important thing is to get this team’s psyche fixed. And winning fixes damn near everything.
Winning is always the goal in sports. Whether we can make the playoffs or not, as long as this team still plays like they think they can make the playoffs, the team will win and get better.
As far as draft picks, we will likely have 5 within the first two rounds anyway. And I don’t think even Hall or Seguin will be NHL ready next year anyway, so those picks will all be getting experience in the AHL next year as they replace the guys who are there this year but will be up here next year.
by ncdavid on Jan 29, 2010 11:49 AM EST via mobile reply actions
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