Hockeybird.com: Rage

Much like last night's game, this morning's column has been scientifically engineered to elicit feelings of burning rage in its viewers.

Let's start with Fact or Fiction in which Gabe gets all Old Testament on our asses with lessons for Sather from Isiah.

The Post reminds us that last night's 5-0 loss to Calgary was just plain embarrassing. Or, as Bobby Holik said, "I am embarrassed from both a team and personal standpoint." I want to quote Larry Brooks at length here to see if I can't make blood come from your eyes:

It was just so predictable that Sather would respond to Messier's effectiveness as a fourth-line center (No. 11 was named the NHL's Offensive Player of the Week for the period that ended Sunday off his 2-4-6 road trip) by ramping up his time. When Sather moved Alex Kovalev to Messier's right wing on Saturday, the increased time became inevitable. Kovalev was comatose last night. By the midway mark of the third, Kovalev was back with Holik while Messier went between Anson Carter and Petr Nedved. Jed Ortmeyer, lauded on the trip by Sather, was sent to a patchwork fourth line.

Jason Diamos over at The Times is buying into Sather's madness with a column entitled, "So Much For Markkenan," or something equally derisive. Please put down any sharp objects before reading the following quote from Glen Sather: "I hope we can find a way to get them going," Sather said of his goaltenders.

Bridget Wentworth and Eric Lindros are not buying it. In this morning's Star Ledger, Bridget makes the case that our goaltenders are being hung out to dry. Lindros is quoted as saying, "We have to play in front of our goaltenders. We did not do a good job covering our lanes, and clearing out (the area) in front of whoever was in our net. The trip is absolutely no excuse for that."

Newsday's got more from Lindros. "It is not an excuse to sit and start talking about our goaltending," Eric Lindros said. "Those guys are doing their best. We have to focus on what's in front of us. We have to focus on the power play. On our penalty killing in front of our goaltenders and in the neutral zone."

Need to vent? Come to the boards. That way, when I make inside jokes like saying that the playoff bus hit a dancing cow in a leisure suit and that the driver was charged with DUI, you'll know what I mean. Also, I think it's safe to say that Disco Mouth can now dictate his own terms. Way to go Sather. Disco Disco, Good Good.

Cant believe its taken this long to hear the "FIRE SATHER!" coming form the rafters at MSG. I just hope that when they do they take the "best leader in sports with him"..after all Me$$ has been such a powerful leader he has managed to captain 7 straight teams to early golf and fishing...Seems like a guy who's become more interested in dancing naked on his boat 'with just the guys' than winning.

Posted by: Dmill on January 6, 2004 09:41 AM

hahahahahaha

Posted by: holyroller on January 6, 2004 06:17 PM