Today, we salute you, "Defy Coaching Logic" man.
Flanked by your flunkies, it is your right to deliver a
lineup based on your whims.
goals ... assists ... hits ... these are things for fans
to analyze.
It is your job to put out the lineup that you like.
Because that is your job.
Though Petr Nedved drives into traffic as often as
a blind man with the runs, you give him close to
twenty minutes a game.
And though he's on pace for a 40 point season, his place
on the second line is as secure as his credit rating
from the $4.75 million this season.
And in the time it took me to write this article so far,
Nedved has just complete a wrist shot.
and it was blocked.
Chorus man: And it was blocked.
As GM, you made certain that perimeter players like Zdeno
Ciger and his extended family were financially secure
for life.
And now coach, who else will give perimeter player
Petr Nedved a third of the game's ice time if you don't?
Who else will give him "gifts" like Jan Hlavac and
Martin Rucinsky?
And who will ignore the performance of teammates for the
sake of Mr. Nedved if you don't?
It takes a lion to place Eric Lindros on the fourth line
and insist that he create a better spot in the lineup.
And when he does just that, it takes a lion again to move
Bobby Holik, your top performing centerman, to the fourth
line to make room.
Roar, you say. Roar.
Chorus man: And he goes roar.
To get Nedved going, you tell reporters that you "may"
play Nedved on the fourth line instead of Lindros.
It made Nedved turn to Poti for advice, who "almost" sat for
Joel Bouchard earlier in the season.
Poti and Nedved shared an apple martini at the China Club
to commiserate over your stern hand.
Mike Keenan can't hold a candle to your motivational
tactics. Push, push those buttons Mr. Sather.
Chorus man: Push those buttons.
Who needs to use Chris Simon in front of the net on the
power play? You have Nedved skating circles around the rink.
You refuse to conform to today's hockey, even though you
have the north-south players necessary to win.
But this is your team. And this is your dream.
So have Bud Light on us, Mr. "defy coaching logic" man.
And share it with Petr Nedved ... and Jaromir Jagr.
Chorus man: share it ... on the golf course.
Posted by Gabe at December 13, 2003 09:49 PMeMail this entry!
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