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Kiprusoff Is Not The Only Problem
by Paul on 12/03/07 at 07:39 AM ET
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from the Calgary Sun,
Hey, many in the media morbidly want to see Keenan in a high-profile tiff with one of his players, especially if it becomes the start of another fall for Iron Mike.
Certainly, Keenan’s words after Saturday night’s disappointing 4-3 overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets will add to the pyre.
“Let’s call a spade a spade. We should have better goaltending. Period. If we had, we’d be rewarded with a victory tonight,” said Keenan, who has been remarkably patient with his criticism of Kiprusoff this season.
He has a right to be frustrated and disappointed. Keenan used fact when asked what Kiprusoff must do: “Improve his save percentage dramatically. If you check the statistics, you can find out all about it.”
added 12:03pm, from Mike Brophy of the Hockey News,
But with roster adjustments not being quite the option they once were in the pre-cap days, Keenan needs to find a way to get the likes of Kristian Huselius (who dangled with the puck last season under Jim Playfair, but looks like a deer in the headlights this season), Adrian Aucoin, Alex Tanguay and Craig Conroy contributing more. Otherwise, the Flames will continue to flounder.
I admire Keenan’s self-constraint with his new team – there have been very few meltdowns thus far - but the Flames have been one of the most disappointing teams of the season and there has been little indication of better days ahead.
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Sutter has had a brutal six months as GM of the Flames, bad re-signings (Marcus Nilson), terrible free agent signings (Sarich, Aucoin, and Eriksson) and of course bringing Keenan on board. 28 total goals scored in the month of November, yet let’s blame Kipper for the current state of the Flames.
The team that Sutter has currently built is old, slow and aside from Iggy, doesn’t have any passion.
Posted by DumpSutterNow from Calgary on 12/03/07 at 10:06 AM ET
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