from Larry Brooks of the NY Post,
How could the Rangers have had $15.55M in the cap bank to sign four free-agent defensemen, Redden, Kalinin, Michal Rozsival and Paul Mara, but never get around to making an offer to Brooks Orpik?
If Marc Staal, whose omission from the NHL all-rookie team was a reflection of utmost ignorance, by the way, becomes the stud defenseman over the next two years everyone anticipates, why the need for Redden and Rozsival?
What team spends $4M to sign two third-pair defensemen, anyway?
If 2004 - which was easy, except for the Brian Leetch trade - was a purge, then what exactly is this . . . other than a mystery?
Why are the three dominant personalities of the last two seasons - Jagr, Shanahan, Avery - gone? And don’t try to pretend it’s about money.
“Finally, does anyone sense that Slap Shots has major issues with Sather’s performance since the end of the playoffs.”
Doesn’t it seem odd that Larry Brooks would say, “Slap Shots has major issues,” instead of I (Larry Brooks) have major issues?
It reminds me of the old Seinfeld episode where Jimmy talks in the third person. His column is called “Slap Shots” but it is his opinions. I would have a hard time accepting the opinions of anyone who talks or writes in the third person.
I do enjoy Kukla’s Korner just don’t start writing in the third person.
Posted by Bo from FL. on 07/20 at 11:34 AM