ramone1984

Sure this season sucks a bit, but overall, MG has done pretty damn well in his time here. Winning record, a game away from a cup, a better prospect pool than when he came here... I mean, I'd love it if we won a cup this year, won the Hart, the art ross, selke, presidents trophy, etc.... and also had the best prospect pool... but unfortunately, there are 29 other GM's trying to do the exact same thing. He's done better than the vast majority of those other 29 GM's imo.

I'm still trying to understand what you're saying here Dasein... Are you basically saying that Schroeder was having a poor season prior to his injury? So if he hadn't been injured, and simply kept pace with what he did for the first part of the season, he would've had a subpar season? I can see that point of view. I won't debate his season with you, I'm just confused by your way of saying it. What I'm reading it as is this: The controllable variable, conditioning, is excusable. IE: Jordan was not in good enough shape for a pro season and needed to prepare better in the offseason. You're saying this is excusable, he's young, he'll learn, etc. I can agree. Then it seems like you're saying that un-controllable variable, injury, is inexcusable. IE: Jordan should've sucked up the pain and performed to a better standard as soon as he was back on the ice without missing a beat. That seems a little unrealistic. Sorry if I'm nit-picking, I'm just trying to understand you're point of view. Cheers, Ramone