tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432386330226362504.post363655891894130197..comments2024-01-28T08:51:51.657-05:00Comments on Sports And The City: Ron Wilson Hates Alex SteenNavin Vaswani (@eyebleaf)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08445618400360263938noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432386330226362504.post-64440644209206133492008-11-20T08:42:00.000-05:002008-11-20T08:42:00.000-05:00Look who made the front page on TSN.ca...Mr. Kyle ...Look who made the front page on TSN.ca...Mr. Kyle Wellwood.<BR/><BR/><BR/><I><A HREF="http://onthefencesports.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">On The Fence Sports</A></I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432386330226362504.post-2094250952505799822008-11-20T04:02:00.000-05:002008-11-20T04:02:00.000-05:00How about Wilson making it mandatory for all playe...How about Wilson making it mandatory for all players to block at least one shot a game. If you don't you have to do lines after the game.<BR/><BR/>Solve the Vesa not making saves issue?<BR/><BR/>PS. Back-up goalie included.<BR/><BR/><I><B><A HREF="http://onthefencesports.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">On The Fence Sports</A></B></I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432386330226362504.post-89682120338800019432008-11-18T18:46:00.000-05:002008-11-18T18:46:00.000-05:00Id like to see Steen get his chances too. I know t...Id like to see Steen get his chances too. I know the guy is capable of doing much more offensively than he is now. I know our top two lines are clicking right now and it might not be wise to juggle them, but like you said there is no reason he cant get as much ice time as someone like Jason Blake.<BR/><BR/>And I agree with you about Wellwood, though I dont like seeing anybody score against us! He can prove management wrong against other teams.Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907006840053773908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432386330226362504.post-62091175921431446042008-11-18T15:33:00.000-05:002008-11-18T15:33:00.000-05:00Gagner has gotta start doing something! He is kill...Gagner has gotta start doing something! He is killing me in my office pool.Johnny Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557845488163663429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432386330226362504.post-40179247953971363572008-11-18T15:30:00.000-05:002008-11-18T15:30:00.000-05:00I'm not sure I agree that Steen needs more minutes...I'm not sure I agree that Steen needs more minutes. I would compare that to the idea that playing Toskala every game will let him play through his funk. Another comparison is Sam Gagner being added to the first line and first powerplay unit in Edmonton to get him scoring. Rewarding poor play is going 180 degrees in the opposite direction. This is not a message I agree with either.Hyaenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09939526046675426264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432386330226362504.post-66368194854847331212008-11-18T14:31:00.000-05:002008-11-18T14:31:00.000-05:00I'm no going to say anymore about Wellwood (I'll p...I'm no going to say anymore about Wellwood (I'll probably end up hating you, you rogue), but I totally agree with you about Steen. I'm all for reclamation projects like White and Blake, but at the cost of sending guys like Steen and Tlusty languishing with barely 9 minutes of ice time? <BR/><BR/>And this was exactly the essence of all those discussions about Blake really boiled down to for me. Blake is who he is and I've accepted that, regardless of how much he gets paid. But the part that kills me and why I can do without him on the team is that he's taking opportunities away from guys we have to find out where they stand. And it's especially important if and when Burke comes aboard because I can't see this team remaining the same by February.bkbladeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14993067848904779017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432386330226362504.post-88547894750638421092008-11-18T09:52:00.000-05:002008-11-18T09:52:00.000-05:00I mentioned it might be a good idea to sit Steen f...I mentioned it might be a good idea to sit Steen for a game exactly two weeks ago. When Wilson didn't, I thought it must be because Steen's role is primarily defensive and that Wilson must be happy with the job he's doing.<BR/>I think Steen should be capable of being a solid two-way player that<B> puts points on the board</B>. So far his numbers are terrible. I never imagined Stajan would be ahead of him in assists by a 12 to 2 count!general borschevskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094251050850687883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432386330226362504.post-66029480796794123062008-11-18T09:39:00.000-05:002008-11-18T09:39:00.000-05:00"First place Bruins"Talk about your nightmare fuel..."First place Bruins"<BR/><BR/>Talk about your nightmare fuel...Loser Domihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07090253142284327561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432386330226362504.post-34129591723487398282008-11-18T09:29:00.000-05:002008-11-18T09:29:00.000-05:00I remember Steen doing a lot better in the first f...I remember Steen doing a lot better in the first few games. My worry here is that players might come to see that it is better to become a healthy scratch for a game and get your minutes boosted rather than to languish on the 4th line.<BR/><BR/>That inconsistency may shake the grounds of Wilson's accountability system and cause the team culture to implode.<BR/><BR/>On the plus side however, maybe Wilson is giving Blake ice time to pump his value for a trade. Has anyone else noticed the similarities between Blake's and Dustin Penner's contracts? With Burke coming in it almost seems perfect.tbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13484956085100345297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432386330226362504.post-45279330380666817312008-11-18T08:31:00.000-05:002008-11-18T08:31:00.000-05:00""Who's to blame - players or coaches and manageme...""Who's to blame - players or coaches and management? I'll let you decide, but I'm pretty confident you know which way I'm leaning.""<BR/><BR/>I'm going to channel my inner Main Stream Media Hack "It's the fans fault" ........ AHHH GET IT OUT DEMON DEMON!<BR/><BR/>In all seriousness I do agree with you on Steen, Something has had to happen in practice at some point that has rubbed Wilson the wrong way. And if he is going to be here with that contract he needs to be given more chances to play.<BR/><BR/>That being said I am kind of in a tough spot thinking where he could fit in. You obviously don't want to break up the Poni/Staj/Nik line, nor do you want to break up the Grabs/Nik/Nik line. That leaves Steen stuck on the 3rd or 4th. Granted there is obviously minutes to be had with Blake getting that much time on the ice.<BR/><BR/>And Wilson needs to do something about Toskala, something is seriously not right there. He had no problem sitting Stajen and Blake for a game, Maybe Cujo gets the next start or two and see what happens?<BR/><BR/>Lastly the defence... I thought this was supposed to be one of strong suits with such depth on defence. It is killing me to see the PK at 72%. It should not be this bad at all, as individuals our d-men have not looked that bad but overall the team defence has looked horrible.Johnny Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557845488163663429noreply@blogger.com