Comments for So Bad It's Good! at http://www.lightthelamp.com , comment 1 to 8 out of 8 comments http://www.lightthelamp.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:36:06 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.lightthelamp.com/2010-articles/march/so-bad-its-good.html#comment-453 Dcorson17 is 100% right.... this team shows ZERO heart... last night Nash and Juice are out of the lineup and we put away a Ducks team that is desperatly battling for a playoff spot.. The rookies are hungry and push this team, it happened last year as well with LaCosta and half the Crunch team against the Sharks and Bruins I believe (not 100% sure about the Bruins)... It has become obvious to me at least that this team as constructed doesn't gel, they are TOO LAID BACK... not enough heart, drive and determination.. Nash is a good player but he's not the captain that can change that culture or lockerroom. Nash himself is a bad fit in that regard.. Howsen needs to severly shuffle the roster, we have some skill and some pieces but the chemistry is just out of whack... Otherwise we wouldn't be getting such a boost every time we have regulars go down to injury.. Regarding a Nash trade, If he fetches a big return I wouldn't be opposed to it... I like Nash but I am not blown away by him .. The bottom line is that the chemistry has to change... and that only happens when you trade away 4/5 regulars.. - eplagge Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:42:54 +0100 http://www.lightthelamp.com/2010-articles/march/so-bad-its-good.html#comment-451 LTL: The BIGGEST key is this: We know you're (CBJ 'brass') C-H-E-A-P, so, for Gawd's sake, pump the money into getting the best scouts and player development people you can get. The current crop isn't getting it done. Year 9, and still no no. center, nor a legit first pair (note: not a no. 1 D-Man, a first pairing - see the Preds D corps) - nuff said. - Mase1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:56:40 +0100 http://www.lightthelamp.com/2010-articles/march/so-bad-its-good.html#comment-450 Not sure I put too much on the Dispatch - I personally think their projections (to make the playoffs) were more in jest than anything. Which is far more than I can say for the TV (gruesome) twosome, who repeatedly, when the team was in full freefall, kept feeding the masses as to how many points we were out. And, in their case, they're just following thru on what they're told to say by Hoepner and his ilk - AKA the gestapo. So, once again, Hoep and his crew think we're just that stupid. It's too bad they can't fire Dougy's old (heavy) drinkin' buddy, the Hoep, seeing that the game ops, firing of Danny Gare and Jim Day (two of the best guys, around) are continued disasters that any of us would have been fired, long ago (to have been that incompetant)...:'( - Mase1 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:51:18 +0100 http://www.lightthelamp.com/2010-articles/march/so-bad-its-good.html#comment-449 The way I look at it is, if we were to trade Nash we'd (hopefully, I'm looking at you, Howson) be getting top 5 value for a player giving us nowhere near top 5 effort or production. Teams are capable of winning without a superstar to build around; just look at Buffalo. Yes, Miller is out of his mind, but I still think Mason has that type of capability if he can get over the obstacles he seems to create for himself. Put a solid team around him that plays hard every night, and there's no reason we couldn't win without Nash. - dcorson17 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:25:51 +0100 http://www.lightthelamp.com/2010-articles/march/so-bad-its-good.html#comment-448 Agree about your comment regarding the Dispatch swinzo1010. Then again after last night's loss the Jackets were officially eliminated from the playoffs so they have no choice! Not to worry though - we keep it real here at LTL. We've been sayign the Jackets season was over for a few months now.... fortunately and unfortunately. I'm not a big believer of a strong finish would translate into success next year though. I think a strong draft and offseason has a much better chance of making that happen. Thanks for the comments as usual guys! -LTL - LTL Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:05:55 +0100 http://www.lightthelamp.com/2010-articles/march/so-bad-its-good.html#comment-447 Your comment begs another question dcorson.. If Nash doesn't want to be here then perhaps we should oblige him? Trading Nash would be a short term hit in all aspects but winning keeps memories extremely short. If I'm Howson I don't rule anything out. He cannot allow another season like this to occur. The NHL in Columbus is in bad enough shape as it is - not sure it can sustain this hit let alone another one. -LTL - LTL Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:02:22 +0100 http://www.lightthelamp.com/2010-articles/march/so-bad-its-good.html#comment-446 I am basically indifferent on how the Jackets finish the season out. If they keep losing hopefully we get a better draft pick. If they finish strong maybe they can regain some of that "winning attitude" they have been missing. I'm just glad the Dispatch stopped saying they still had a chance at making the playoffs. - swinzo1010 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:52:15 +0100 http://www.lightthelamp.com/2010-articles/march/so-bad-its-good.html#comment-445 I agree that in terms of positioning the team for next year, losing if the best thing for us. However, this team already shows zero heart, and one can't help but wonder if tanking hard from here on out isn't going to motivate some of the players we need to keep into taking less money to get out of Columbus. I've never seen Nash so listless. The whole situation stinks. What an unholy mess we have on our hands. And what a year for it to happen, what with the arena lease issue. I guess the only thing left to do is cross our fingers. - dcorson17 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:50:18 +0100