[ALIMEISTER] said:
If you take away the Captain, the starting goalie, and the teams best offensive forward, then there isn't much of a team left.
I agree with Goldenboys comments.
Excuses, excuses, excuses!!! Note: No goals from Ottawa's first line tonight!
I believe even Kathleen would agree that injuries are a part of the game and you just have to suck it up!! Sundin is/was only out for 1 game. Are you saying that you can't win without him? That is too bad, what if he gets hurt and is gone for the season? No more wins? Tis a team sport my friend. Good teams play past the injuries, just look at Detriot as an example.
Your team from the forwards, defence and goalie played a crappy team game and that is reflected in the score. Example; Spezzasgoal. Spezza wins a face of in his defensive end, thecentre doesn't pick him up and he charges down the ice, interesting to note the person that feed him the puck from behind the net was a Ottawa defencemen ( leschyhyn ) and Spezza came into the slot, to the pass and fired it pass Kidd. So, where was the winger that should have picked up an Ottawa defenceman getting down low and behind the net? Where was the Toronto Centre that should have picked up Speeza? And lastly, where were the Toronto defenceman on this play?
Ottawa was playing without it's starting goalie ( Lalime ) and injuries to Fisher, Varada, Pothier, Volchenkov. So that is 2 starting defencemen, 2 starting forwards and 1 starting goalie. Sorry, no excuses for a 7 to 1 blow out becuase you have some players sitting out and some injuried.