Now you know why fans don’t run the team

"“Well here we go again. Another lacklustre effort. Not enough desire and the defense is playing like a junior team. Too much watching the puck and not enough taking the man! Too many turnovers! Last year with Keith and Russell we were a much better defensive team. The only ones who I would say are playing equal or better are Barrie, and Kulak. Crazy! — Richard Geleta"

Calm your *censored*, Richard.

In case you haven’t noticed, the season is more than one game long. You might want to remember that.

At least you gave Barrie and Kulak credit, so unlike a lot of the other armchair GMs and coaches you’re not completely wrong.

You’re also practising a bit of revisionist history since Russell was the seventh d-man who had lost a step, so his impact on the roster wasn’t nearly as much as you claim it was last season.

Still, though, this is a bit melodramatic, and since you wrote this the team had a player-only meeting and has done some gut-checking.