Fri 12 Jan 2007
The Devils have a major case of the owies.
Thank goodness Colin White is ready to go after missing eight games with a groin boo-boo. Poor White. We really did miss his amazing ability to taking dumb penalties at the absolute worst times.
Alas, Whitey has been solid. I cannot fault him too badly, as we have bigger problems anyways in still missing Johnny Oduya (upper body injury after shooting too many pucks into the stands), Richard Matvichuk (absolutely nothing wrong, we just have no moneys so we pretend he’s still back-achin’), and now Alex Brooks with a broken foot (the bone couldn’t withstand logging three minutes of play a night). What the hell guys?
Now all we need is for Brian Rafalski to break his leg, David Hale to lose his eye, Brad Lukowich to have his foot cut off and Paul Martin to start sucking…oh wait…he already has accomplished that one.
So folks, this kinda sucks. Brendan Mark Fraser was sent back to the Baby Devils today, but now we’re giving Andy Greene a shot. Oh yes, the revolving door of Lowell defensemen has been quite fun, but can’t we just get rid of the $5-million-dollar waste that is Scott Poo-Mez and get a real defenseman to get the job done?
I know, I know. Why should I complain? The Devils have been one of the hottest teams in the National Hockey League, still managing to lose to the second worst team in the NHL nonetheless, but I’m bitter damnit. I want a solid defenseman, not some schmo who is going to play three minutes a night in order for Brad Lukowich and Brian Rafalski to rack up 900 million minutes within a period-and-a-half of play.
Argh, I say. Argh.
January 12th, 2007 at 10:52 pm
You are so right about Poomez, i was so upset when he was skating around getting the teams energy up tonight. And then he has the audacity to slam home that rebound to tie it up. And do you really watch the games, because if you did you would know that gomez is the catalyst for the teams offense.
P.S.- Screw Martin for putting up those big minuets and vastly improving his game in the last 2 or 3 weeks.
January 12th, 2007 at 11:45 pm
Chris,
Sure, Gomez had a good game tonight, but absolutely NOT worth the $5 million he makes, nor worth the money he will undoubtidly command at season’s end. He definitely skated well out there, but it’s just too inconsistant for me. I know he has it in him to be one of the best playmaking centers in the league, but how many nights do we see him flub a pass after a great skate, forget the meaning of backchecking, or miss a rebound in a wide open net?
The Martin thing was a joke. If you hadn’t noticed, I was just being cute as every ailment I listed for each defenseman had already happened to them — and Martin was no exception, he did start off very badly this season. Has he picked up his play? Sure. He’s HAD to. He’s still not where he should be though.