Alwalys
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- May 19, 2010
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FWIW, that's how I read your posts, too. You are more concerned about that (in general) than many ppl here so it was something you focused on. It's less of a concern for me (in general), although it's on my list, just further down than it is for you. You see this as history repeating itself, I see it as perhaps random noise. I think it's natural that ppl are going to be concerned about different aspects of the team (and happy about different aspects) and focus on those things. I like it bc it brings a variety of perspectives to the board.
ETA: Overall, I don't think ppl are really disagreeing so much as wording things somewhat differently and focusing on different elements of an overall picture. It seems like ppl mostly agree about the overall picture but are honing in on the details and arguing about those.
Well speaking for myself I'm just not surprised to see the team looking like the team from previous seasons. It is the same core, and right now the roster is not much better, if at all, than last season's, so the team isn't going to look good against top quality competition. With Couture and Martin in the lineup it's literally a different team. In addition, it is only 6 games into the new regime. So again, not surprising to see the team looks like the McLellan teams.
Of course, I am not one that has ever considered the core fatally flawed, I think they have as good a chance as any. We have all key players on even value contracts or better, so IMO their chances come down to how well the rest of the team rounds out. So when one of the biggest additions from the offseason is missing, I take the results with a grain of salt. Martin is absoutely key to our success, if we are to have any.