HardCoreBlue

I just imagine a world where I tell my players we need to lose more than we win for the better of the organization. I know what you (and others) are saying and I know it can result in better odds at acquiring a higher draft pick coupled with providing icetime to players who need the development at this level. All good I know. But these two worlds of 'my job is to help us win every game knowing we won't win every game ' to 'let's look at the bigger picture' will continue to collide and I don't know if I'll ever find a comfortable spot between the two as a loyal fan. I also think there are some Jet people, be them players, coaches, management whom also struggle with this. But they have a big pool of money to go home and jump into whereas all I have is a jersey, a shirt and a hat to help.

This is just me and it's all how one looks at it but I've always found approaches taken by Jerome Iginla and others historically over time somewhat irritating. Keep it at, I'm here to help the Colorado Avalanche be successful regardless of where we find ourselves in the standings. If the organization that employs me feels they can better themselves by trading me away, so be it. It would have been like Milt Stegall saying trade me to a contender as my career is almost up. I couldn't see him doing that, at least out in the media.

Right, totally comparable. I understand that the larger woman with good vocal chords is getting warmed up to sing, but until she comes out on the stage, we're still playing for a playoff position. It's not whose a better fan, it's just that they are still in the hunt, that's a fact. Until it is no longer a fact, I chose to 'hope'. Just my preference no better no worse than your approach.

No we are not out of the playoff picture just yet. Going by what I'm reading and seeing, the Jets management, coaching staff and players feel they're still in the hunt. So why wouldn't we get behind that?

Because our coach and gm believe we are still in the hunt. :-) Maybe we sit tight like the flames and roll the dice with what we have. if we don't succeed, we let lose our spare parts in the off season. Unless of course another gm becomes desperate, panicky and we can get way with more than we bargained for in selling some of our accessories like Stafford, Pav, MP etc

M.O.A.B's moniker says The Champ so I referenced it. I liked his post about smhing . . .

The Champ has spoken. :-)

Darts?

Great point.

So you say there's a chance? :-)

Okay, I'll be that naive guy. Since we are still in the playoff hunt, we use Stafford to get something to help us get there not to unload something for futures right? Or another scenario (unless something changes between now and trade deadline) stay status quo and keep with the guys we have to get us there.

I liked how Spicer turned that around. No, we didn't do that, we asked them to tell the truth.

Not to mention the fact whether he makes it out of TC alive.

Yup, just ideally I was suggesting. :-)

Ideally, someone outside of Toronto and Winnipeg who has seen, live, each player play in all their games date makes that call . . ..

And Matthews, fairly of course.

Not me no matter what season. Chincy approach. If any GM fields their AHL team for 'development', they should be shown the door.

I really dislike this game and I'm sure most Jets players would as well. You play every game to win regardless of standings. I hope some unrealistic miracle happens, Jets go on a run, make the playoffs and this square crap gets punted off. Have a beautiful day.

I don't find that refreshing at all. However, we're now told that Trump is a genius by a recent fox contributor (name eludes me) so all is good.

Yes just ask Edmonton.

Yes and even after a month or so I'm still fascinated by this and other continuing things CJ does.

Yea we each have our favorites don't we.

That's my point, maybe we should have imo. It wasn't Atomic that raised the condescending issue with you responding to my post, it was me trying to decipher your approach.

Fair enough which fascinates me that the Roughies had the opportunity to invest in DD for a bit longer but chose the KG route. It's almost like he is taking the 'F you' approach to other teams but forgetting he is building an actual team that has to have some sort of logic/plan to it. Yes Chris Jones fans will tell me he's a genius and I wouldn't understand.

I wasn't suggesting Glenn be forced to accept less I was suggesting it might have been a good option to offer him something he would be okay with. Because we're not talking in-person, sometimes I'm not sure if you're trying to be sarcastic and funny or you're being an a** in responding to a post. To be metaphorically transparent with you.