15 March, 2009
Kudos Ray Shero
What a great game the Pens played today, the only thing that i had a problem with was no FSN HD, in this day and age that is totally unacceptable. Now onto the point of my post...Ray Shero made an excellent trade acquiring Chris Kunitz and a prospect for BOLB lightning rod Ryan Shitney.(Totally hit the wrong key by accident but I'm leaving it Shitney) Did a little research earlier to see how our old friend Ryan was doing, turns out he still blows. Kunitz is on fire right now he has 6 goals and 6 assists while averaging around 17 min. Shitney on the other hand has 3 assists no goals while averaging around 22 min. That's right 3 points, now to his credit they are playing right now so this could change. There is always a chance of him scoring 6 goals tonight and totally ruining my post, but c'mon its Ryan Whitney. I was very critical of the coaching change in an earlier post and was even called a Therrien lover by elite-Tom, if you read the post i was simply saying that i did not agree with the timing of the move that coincided with a loss to the lowly Islanders. I would like to now applaud Ray Shero for the move along with the Kunitz, and Guerin deals. This team is really starting to gel and while none of these guys are Marian Hossa i believe that once in the playoffs this team could return to the Cup Finals. Go ahead call me crazy but to put 5 goals on goalie Tim Thomas is pretty unlikely and this current streak the Pens are on was even more unlikely. One side note here did anyone know there is a forum called Ryan Whitney Sucks?? Thats awesome!
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Hossa wasn't Hossa for "US" last year anyway, and for the record I'm not a fan of the trade for 2 months so i can try to win a cup then leave the next season bullshit.
ReplyDeleteRyan Whitney vs. San Jose = -1, 2 SOG, +3 garbage.
puts her at -13 for the year (so far).
it's amazing how many people wanted this guy fired only a month ago. many faulted him for signing fedotenko and satan this past summer, but his hands were tied. he had to put aside money for hossa, so he couldn't resign malone, ruutu, etc...and by the time hossa planted the knife in his back, the only players left were the islanders' castoffs. this man deserves a ton of credit for his moves over the past few weeks, he brought in the much needed grit and veteran presence (kunitz, guerin, adams)which this team lost last summer, without giving up anything more than a low draft pick and an underachieving offensive d-man. this team is primed for another long run in the playoffs.
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