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Literally closing the lap top to watch tv, I'll be here all night if I don'tThis thread is bait to get me arrested, right?
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Literally closing the lap top to watch tv, I'll be here all night if I don'tThis thread is bait to get me arrested, right?
Go to the management thread and look at everyone who said they’d rather have Sweeney’s tenure here over chiarellis tenure here and there’s your answer.
So…everyone but you?
If you’re using Jeremy Jacobs words as evidence for your argument, you’re losing said argument.Update: me and the guy who writes Don Sweeney checks
If you’re using Jeremy Jacobs words as evidence for your argument, you’re losing said argument.
Personally, all I want is a terrible on ice product while the team consistently exploits LTIR to pay out way over the cap threshold.
More seriously, the only poster/mod we've got that's even remotely close to Charlie Jacobs has said for years that they want to get Jeremy a Cup before he moves on to sell some dogs in the afterlife.
One thing I'll never really get used to in following any major league American sports team - that any franchise is essentially just the personal property/hobby of a few rich folks and as fans we can simply watch and support what they dish up, or not. It is what it is but there's a coldness and detachment to it that's a little off-putting.
Thus, why I was surprised by the seeming lockstep reaction here for that one quote.I’ve got plenty of issues with how the Jacobs family runs their business in terms of fan satisfaction.
That being said, in this present totally rigged business (in which “competitors” are legally allowed to collaborate with one another to limit financial competition), I don’t see ownership doing anything that suggests they don’t want to win.
Who owns sports franchises in Australia?
I'll post bail, MikeThis thread is bait to get me arrested, right?
LOL....yeah he canCan Charlie really be that dumb?
Personally, all I want is a terrible on ice product while the team consistently exploits LTIR to pay out way over the cap threshold.
More seriously, the only poster/mod we've got that's even remotely close to Charlie Jacobs has said for years that they want to get Jeremy a Cup before he moves on to sell some dogs in the afterlife.
If success is only measured in Stanley Cups then why is this management still here? Why have they only had 4 GM in 52 years resulting on one cup win? Where is the accountability?I’ve got plenty of issues with how the Jacobs family runs their business in terms of fan satisfaction.
That being said, in this present totally rigged business (in which “competitors” are legally allowed to collaborate with one another to limit financial competition), I don’t see ownership doing anything that suggests they don’t want to win.
If success is only measured in Stanley Cups then why is this management still here? Why have they only had 4 GM in 52 years resulting on one cup win? Where is the accountability?
That's a fair question, except for missing Jacobs owning the team since 1975 and, thus, the period being 49 years. There are probably a lot of answers.If success is only measured in Stanley Cups then why is this management still here? Why have they only had 4 GM in 52 years resulting on one cup win? Where is the accountability?
great response thank you.That's a fair question, except for missing Jacobs owning the team since 1975 and, thus, the period being 49 years. There are probably a lot of answers.
Charlie Jacobs has been CEO for a bit over 20 years now. I don't think he's talking about their corporate measurements for the team executives prior to then. The rest of the front office was hired long after Charlie got his appointment, except for Dean Malkoc and Tom McVie, who might be 200 year old vampires.
As for Charlie keeping his minions accountable, well, after taking the President of Kicking Chiarelli's Ass position after the reverse sweep, he's been there for one Cup, two Cup losses, two missed playoffs and a historic regular season that completely farted out. That's better results than just about anyone else the franchise has hired. I know there are posters here who think he's a prick for being snide during the Tavares circus, but that's a big raspberry for any right thinking person, if you ask me. 15 years and he's replaced one GM and the club hasn't imploded. He gets one more before you put his feet to the fire.
Sweeney, uh. I've defended him a lot more than not over the past 3-4 years, to my continued horror. Every move is either excellent or terrible - the guy just can't keep things in the middle lane. I think if Jeremy dies without his Cup, Sweeney's filling a metaphorical coffin right behind him. NHL GMs are so routinely awful, there has to be a He-Hasn't-Killed-Us-Yet shield blocking instant accountability.
I think CJ is talking about a jockstrap type Cup, that was worn by a guy named Stanley! LolLooks like Sweeney needs to win a cup soon.