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Gut the Roster
by Alanah McGinley on 03/25/08 at 01:12 PM ET
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From Aaron Portzline at Puck-Rakers (Columbus Dispatch),
I’ve asked Ken Hitchcock this a number of times, and he won’t go there publicly, which I totally understand. But a lot of the players here don’t have it in them to compete in 82 games a year. Yeah, they have moments where they look capable, and they say the right things, but they just don’t have the heart and guts to do it. Every five or six games, they prove that.
The Jackets are under-talented, yes. We’ve written that a bunch of times. But a roster gutting needs to be done to bring in some hyper-energetic guys who have fire in their bellies and the confidence that they’re good enough to outplay players on playoff-caliber teams.
Let’s face it: we’ve see what a lot of these players can do, and it’s simply not good enough.
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Why would they get rid of their captain? Just because he hasn’t led the team to the playoffs single-handedly doesn’t mean he should be tossed away for a few spare parts - Columbus isn’t Boston, after all. 
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 03/25/08 at 01:05 PM ET
That’s right, Columbus hasn’t hired Dave Lewis...yet.
Anyway, it’s not like they wouldn’t be getting fair value in return for Nash. I’m sure the Wings would be willing to part with a 7th rounder...maybe even two...plus the proverbial bag o’ pucks.
Posted by YzermanZetterberg on 03/25/08 at 01:52 PM ET
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If the Jackets are “gutting” their roster anyway, I suppose the Wings would be willing to help them out by taking that bum Rick Nash off their hands.
Posted by YzermanZetterberg on 03/25/08 at 12:55 PM ET