Panthers waive Stumpel, continue talks with Montador

TGH wrote:

<quoted text> Well,if he's so sick, tired , and bitter, then maybe he should give it up. Continuing to do something your so sick and tired of , is the definition of insanity. As far as the rose colored glasses, they're only on me , when compared to your bitter hatred. This is an average team playing .500 hockey. Not great, but certainly not terrible. And alot of fun to watch.

TGH wrote:

<quoted text> We are a .500 hockey team. And Jokinen never led us to the playoffs. He never turned into that superstar that we had hoped for, but, instead, did a dissapearing act at crunch time and his minus 19 wont be missed. You need to recognize the glass is half full.

Wounded Panther wrote:

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FYI....
HOCKEY IS A TEAM SPORT!
and...
This entire organization has done a disappearing act FOR THE LAST TEN+ YEARS!
I am going on the record to make the following predictions:
1) Come Free Agent period JM will NOT make any significant signings to add SCORING depth.
2) Jokinen will take the Coyotes to playoffs before Ballard and Boynton take the Panthers there.
3) Tampa, Atlanta, Carolina, Washington will all improve there respective teams MORE than we will, leaving us in a uncompetitive position, yet again.
You see TGH, if you can;t get out of your own Division, you're not only going to NOT make playoffs but your NOT competitive and the glass is NOT half-full.

TGH wrote:

<quoted text> The sky is falling, the sky is falling.

TGH wrote:

<quoted text> We are a .500 hockey team. And Jokinen never led us to the playoffs. He never turned into that superstar that we had hoped for, but, instead, did a dissapearing act at crunch time and his minus 19 wont be missed. You need to recognize the glass is half full.

TGH wrote:

<quoted text> The sky is falling, the sky is falling.

Wait a Minute wrote:

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Jokinen did slump at the end - which was also after the horrific injury to Zednik, which he felt terrible about. And the fact is, over the 8 years since they last made the playoffs, this has been a sub-.500 team. Last year they got a bit better, but still ended up out of the playoffs. Face it, if this team was headed in the right direction, you wouldn't see Jacques canned from his post as coach, and a third of last year's roster gone by the start of the next season.
By the way, your continued use of the term "we" and "us" is a pretty good indication that you are yet another one of the Panther stooges, trying to convince us that a bowl steaming excrement is actually chocolate ice cream that needs to finish cooling off.

TGH wrote:

<quoted text> "We" and "us" are terms fans use. But being a hater, you wouldnt know about that. And BTW, JM was not canned. He's the GM for heavens sake. He was the only one in the league holding both coach and GM positions. The guy's won over 500 NHL games. And a coach of the year honor. I think I'll take his opinion over the negative agenda guys on this board.

Wait a Minute wrote:

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Tell you what, TGH, go back to your boss (be it Pedro, Chad or Mike) and tell them to come here directly and post. Problem is that the 3 of them combined have far less knowledge of hockey than Red or Wounded. They'd be eaten alive here - which is why they send underlings like you to do their bidding. Just like that poor fool who sent that email - a message that was scripted for him by management. Kids like that are never given enough freedom to come out with written statements like the one he sent out.

Wounded Panther wrote:

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FYI....
HOCKEY IS A TEAM SPORT!
and...
This entire organization has done a disappearing act FOR THE LAST TEN+ YEARS!
I am going on the record to make the following predictions:
1) Come Free Agent period JM will NOT make any significant signings to add SCORING depth.
2) Jokinen will take the Coyotes to playoffs before Ballard and Boynton take the Panthers there.
3) Tampa, Atlanta, Carolina, Washington will all improve there respective teams MORE than we will, leaving us in a uncompetitive position, yet again.
You see TGH, if you can;t get out of your own Division, you're not only going to NOT make playoffs but your NOT competitive and the glass is NOT half-full.

RED BARON wrote:

Looks like our "Dump the Stump" campaign actually paid off.
Although, I bet Martin could have traded Stumpel for draft picks had he done it before the trade deadline last season. Everyone knows Kreps could have handled the job much better in Stumpel's spot. Another GM screw-up. No big surprise.
Speaking of GM screw-ups, why is Martin extending a qualifying offer to Anthony Stewart?? Do they actually still think this guy is NHL material? He was awful and lazy last season no matter what line he played on. Awful and lazy is the worst combination you can find in a player.

Wounded Panther wrote:

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WRONG!, Cap...
The Rochester Amercks are 'stocked' by the Florida Panthers AND the Buffalo Sabres.
Actually, I would venture to say that the Amercks 'stock' the Florida Panthers these days. Unless JM opens up his purse strings and signs some serious talent during free agency, look for another 'rebuilding year' in '08 -'09.

RED BARON wrote:

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What really cracks me up are these pathetic ticket sales people they hire straight out of college. You see them at the arena looking doe-eyed and excited like they are working for a real NHL team. Poor kids. Truth is, they probably majored in underwater basket-weaving, don't know hockey from Jai Lai, and can't find anything but a McJob. Fear not. Yormark comes to the rescue and gives them a job he knows they'll quit in 6 months because they can't sell water to a man in a desert. Every season we see a new team of poor slobs with bad haircuts and ill-fitting suits trying to hawk worthless ticket packages to fans who are hurriedly leaving home games after the 1st period because they know the final outcome and would rather make it home in time to see who will be eliminated from "Top Chef". Absolutely pathetic.

JM stick boy wrote:

Why dont you guys go to the HF boards so you can have your private hockey venue there.
The real story is why in the hell would keep Monti, he plays 4 mins. per game and is a liability on defense and does zero on offense. Spend your 1 million dollars on a better qualified offensive player. Monti offers no value to this team other that JM's PET !!! what a joke !!!

missdpuck wrote:

<quoted text>Well unfortunately I agree..yeah Monty's a nice guy...kind of a kiss-up and DEFINITELY MArtin's pet as he tells him what he wants to hear..in fact he tells EVERYONE what he/she wants to hear..I don't know if that's character exactly..I've known him for several yearsand he's usually full 0of CRAP!! And I like the guy! We need a GREAT player for the money..NOT a nice PR guy...actually Belak will be better at that.

General Montgomery wrote:

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Please do not refer to anyone other than myself as Monty..... pip pip, cheerio!