Panthers jettison McLean, Stewart

RED BARON wrote:

Mclean and Stewart should have been jettisoned two years ago. Finally this team makes some moves I can get behind.

AC Default Schemes Inc wrote:

USA Today - Monday June 29, 2009
Page 2, article about Denis Potvin being fired in a cost cutting move.
"Potvin was the color analyst since the team's inception in 1993. But the days of team's broadcasters just calling games are over in today's economy Panthers President Michael Yormark says. He wants broadcasters to be embassadors in the community and to schmooze with fans and sponsors"
Verbatim. puke.
So dont be suprised to see Goldy out there between periods shooting t-shirts over the glass with the Panther Patrol, as the Panthers lose 50 games, and finish 11th in the East.
It never occured to MY or AC, to win a few games & make a deep playoff run......
As long as 466 dummies still show up at Panther games, they can make money on concerts, rodeo's & real estate
and write off the hockey team as a tax loss.
And how's that big Panther GM search going?

AC Default Schemes Inc wrote:

USA Today - Monday June 29, 2009
Page 2, article about Denis Potvin being fired in a cost cutting move.
"Potvin was the color analyst since the team's inception in 1993. But the days of team's broadcasters just calling games are over in today's economy Panthers President Michael Yormark says. He wants broadcasters to be embassadors in the community and to schmooze with fans and sponsors"
Verbatim. puke.
So dont be suprised to see Goldy out there between periods shooting t-shirts over the glass with the Panther Patrol, as the Panthers lose 50 games, and finish 11th in the East.
It never occured to MY or AC, to win a few games & make a deep playoff run......
As long as 466 dummies still show up at Panther games, they can make money on concerts, rodeo's & real estate
and write off the hockey team as a tax loss.
And how's that big Panther GM search going?

Wait a Minute wrote:

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McLean was a perfect example of Jacque Martin's poor player personnel moves. Yes, he should have been gone before. I would have much preferred to see them keep Repik up in the run for a playoff berth. Stewart was a disappointment. He was highly thought of at the time of his draft year, with some scouts placing him on par with Horton. He never developed and I believe his conditioning was also brought into question a few years ago. I met him once and he seemed like a nice guy.
Notice the continued housecleaning of various remnants of the JM era? First assistant coaching changes, now roster moves. DeBoer and Sexton may have been guys hired by Jacques, but they are not following his script anymore. They've got a new script, which I think is based largely on the way DeBoer wants the team to play and the kind of players he needs to execute his system. As for the few remaining bits and pieces, I've said often that I was never a Peltonen fan, but this past season he was a different player. I wouldn't be upset to see him come back for one more year. Dvorak is another guy who at the right price is worthwhile, especially since he can play on the PK and he did produce 15 goals and 21 assists last season. As a 3rd or 4th line guy, he'd be good to keep, plus he already knows DeBoer's system and that is an advantage over bringing in someone new to play on the bottom two lines.
Best move of the offseason? No question it was Jacques Martin leaving to go to the Habs as their coach. If he were still here, this team would be still stuck in the mud. At least we are starting to see some traction and movement towards what appears to be a cohesive plan. A big thanks to Bob Gainey!

Pink Baroness wrote:

Gaborik would be one of the scorers we need. But for some reason they are afraid to pull the trigger (not to upset Horton and Weis??? but these two had so many chances to be stars and even Lindsay (this morning on 560am) isn't that optimist about them as late bloomers no more.

RED BARON wrote:

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I'm not a Sexton fan yet, but I can't disagree with any of the moves he has made so far. Most of them were no-brainers. He definitely is moving far away from Martin's GM strategy which is basically sit around and make no moves until too late or wait for something to miraculously change on its own.
If Sexton does get criticism from me it will most likely be for what he hasn't done, as opposed to, what he has done. For example, in the recent Steve Gorton interview he hinted that if we sign most of our RFAs than we will not be active in the FA market. However, if we have trouble signing our RFAs then he will be forced to look into the FA market. This kind of talk concerns me because it means that if we resign Booth, Anderson, Dvorak, Peltonen, etc. then we will most likely not seek out anymore scoring help. This is what most fans fear the most because without a bonafide scorer this team will suffer badly in the standings. Especially with many newbies on defense making rookie mistakes with no JayBo around to bail them out.
As you put it so eloquently before, it is a constant addition by subtraction with this team. With the defense becoming potentially worse next season the offense MUST get better or we can expect a much lower place in the standings. If Sexton hasn't factored this yet then he is only engineering his own termination as GM. We must get scoring help. Booth and Horton are not going to cut it. It doesn't have to be a 30-40 goal scorer, but at least 2 or 3 20 goal scorers to balance out the offense. Expecting the young guys to carry the scoring burden is prescription for diaster.

Wait a Minute wrote:

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Gaborik is undoubtedly one of the league's best scoring talents. But the big question is whether he can stay healthy. Can the Panthers afford the risk involved with a guy like that? I'm not convinced that he is a suitable investment. But Cammalleri is probably worthwhile and he would fit in well with DeBoer's uptempo, aggressive system.

RED BARON wrote:

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I'm not a Sexton fan yet, but I can't disagree with any of the moves he has made so far. Most of them were no-brainers. He definitely is moving far away from Martin's GM strategy which is basically sit around and make no moves until too late or wait for something to miraculously change on its own.
If Sexton does get criticism from me it will most likely be for what he hasn't done, as opposed to, what he has done. For example, in the recent Steve Gorton interview he hinted that if we sign most of our RFAs than we will not be active in the FA market. However, if we have trouble signing our RFAs then he will be forced to look into the FA market. This kind of talk concerns me because it means that if we resign Booth, Anderson, Dvorak, Peltonen, etc. then we will most likely not seek out anymore scoring help. This is what most fans fear the most because without a bonafide scorer this team will suffer badly in the standings. Especially with many newbies on defense making rookie mistakes with no JayBo around to bail them out.
As you put it so eloquently before, it is a constant addition by subtraction with this team. With the defense becoming potentially worse next season the offense MUST get better or we can expect a much lower place in the standings. If Sexton hasn't factored this yet then he is only engineering his own termination as GM. We must get scoring help. Booth and Horton are not going to cut it. It doesn't have to be a 30-40 goal scorer, but at least 2 or 3 20 goal scorers to balance out the offense. Expecting the young guys to carry the scoring burden is prescription for diaster.

The Other Side wrote:

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It would be amazing if we could land Cammalleri. I read that Leopold wants to sign here. Maybe he can convince Cammalleri to come too...

Wait a Minute wrote:

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Gaborik is undoubtedly one of the league's best scoring talents. But the big question is whether he can stay healthy. Can the Panthers afford the risk involved with a guy like that? I'm not convinced that he is a suitable investment. But Cammalleri is probably worthwhile and he would fit in well with DeBoer's uptempo, aggressive system.

Potvin wrote:

And even after the trade, Mr Wiggles insisted Calgary didnt have the cap space to sign Jaybo and he was going to Anaheim .......my response to Mr Wiggles?...."Rest assured Calgary has a plan to arrange the cap to sign him. Common sense...use some.....LMAO