Evidence is to the contrary

by John Fontana on Mar 3, 2009 8:04 PM EST in Lightning and NHL Rumors

"We're tight with our guys. We're not looking to give them away. If people are going to make meaningful offers to move this organization forward, we will act. But we won't act for the sake of acting. We're going to make deals if they make sense for the organization."

--Brian Lawton, General Manager.

With the track record of OK (not really) Hockey, I can't say I believe Mr. Lawton one iota. Especially after reading that he plans on being at the office at 6 A.M tomorrow morning.

Deals will be done, trades will be made, and the only place they make sense will be on paper. Or, the wise moves will be the small ones that don't seem to have significance until later on when a young player grows into his role... The Lightning under Koules/Barrie/Lawton have a habit of going with the former: great on paper, lousy on ice. The latter would require a long term blue print that does not sacrifice the nucleus of the roster.

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I laughed when I read that quote. What a joke! I want to know who he thinks “their guys” are. Because he certainly isn’t talking about the players.

Part of the problem is that they don’t have a plan. I’ve never heard anybody even refer to having any idea of what kind of team they want – a team plan. So how can they expect to win games when they don’t even know what kind of team they want?

by Cassie on Mar 3, 2009 8:26 PM EST reply actions