tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post8381354707692989475..comments2024-02-29T23:31:03.341-05:00Comments on Out Of Left Field: Fronts: Bobbing in a sea of Maviocrity and fans dressed as empty seatssagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-78294460959996020292008-10-07T13:10:00.000-04:002008-10-07T13:10:00.000-04:00Even in the best hockey series ever played (1989) ...Even in the best hockey series ever played (1989) when Kingston was the clear favourite going in!Duane Rollinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512076277116230020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-16480715748173125242008-10-07T13:08:00.000-04:002008-10-07T13:08:00.000-04:00For the (off the top of my head) sixth time (Belle...For the (off the top of my head) sixth time (Belleville's record in said series = 5-0, by the way)?<BR/><BR/>I would love to see another Kingston/Bulls first round series. They are so fun (and I'm not just saying that because the Bulls <I> always </I> win...)Duane Rollinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512076277116230020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-2235476494953380222008-10-07T12:56:00.000-04:002008-10-07T12:56:00.000-04:00Hey, I try to keep up with how the Bellevegans are...Hey, I try to keep up with how the Bellevegans are faring ... and once the Fronts are out, I cheer for them ... with that in mind, who would they meet in the <I>first</I> round of the playoffs?sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-80726209751517626612008-10-07T12:45:00.000-04:002008-10-07T12:45:00.000-04:00Hey...I understand loyalty to a team. I'm a diehar...Hey...I understand loyalty to a team. I'm a diehard Canadian men's national soccer team guy. Oh, how I get it.<BR/><BR/>Plus the Bulls went through some dark years before they became one of the most consistently successful CHL teams - I think the change happened around 1990ish...I'm not sure if one can point to something that happened around that time that could explain it ;)<BR/><BR/>But, it might do you some good to adopt the nearly as close to your hometown as the Fronts are Bulls as a solid <I> second </I> favourite OHL team. You know, for your sanity.Duane Rollinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512076277116230020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-17153813165491588742008-10-07T12:39:00.000-04:002008-10-07T12:39:00.000-04:00Good letter to the editor in The Whig today:"...Ma...Good <A HREF="http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1235483" REL="nofollow">letter to the editor</A> in <I>The Whig</I> today:"...Mavety needs to step aside and turn the head coaching reigns over to a new coach. <BR/><BR/>A coach with a proven track record and a proven hockey system and development program must be brought in from outside this organization. This new coach must be given 100% authority for the development of the team on the ice, with no interference from upper management. You cannot move one of the current assistants to the head coach position, as they are just not qualified to do the job. <BR/><BR/>This team has a good bunch of young men with a lot of talent, but they need proper coaching and leadership from behind the bench -something they are not getting now."<BR/><BR/>There were times on Sunday when it took them 2,3 tries to clear the puck out of their own zone. There were other times when you saw all 3 forwards not just on the same half of the ice, but the same <I>quadrant</I>. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I was a blame-Mavety-firster until some people set me straight: Springer is the problem, and like I said <A HREF="http://neatesager.blogspot.com/2008/01/fronts-captain-kirk-is-our-obi-wan-as.html" REL="nofollow">exactly nine months ago</A>:<BR/><BR/>"The public perception of Springer seems to have cemented. He can't win in Kingston. The only way out of this mess is a change in ownership." (Jan. 7, 2008)<BR/><BR/>Nine months is enough time to carry a set of twins to term, but not enough time to change one's opinion. I'll always be a Fronts fan despite Duane's Elaine Benes-esque efforts to pull off the conversion. <BR/><BR/>Someone else said it first, but it's nuts that Kingston could be a finalist for CBC's <I>Hockeyville</I> and have people avoiding its OHL team like the plague.sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-49905775957000577122008-10-07T12:13:00.000-04:002008-10-07T12:13:00.000-04:00If I were a young coach looking for my first break...If I were a young coach looking for my first break? I think that I'd approach it the same way every other coach in that situation does...That I'd be the one to make it work.<BR/><BR/>But, Mav isn't going anywhere, anyway.Duane Rollinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512076277116230020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-1903321715042235842008-10-07T11:29:00.000-04:002008-10-07T11:29:00.000-04:00DR...Yeah, but the question that begs to be asked....DR...<BR/>Yeah, but the question that begs to be asked...Would you work for Springer??Jordie Dwyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741596697910230850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-69969023153271690712008-10-07T08:54:00.000-04:002008-10-07T08:54:00.000-04:00Watching Friday's game, I couldn't believe the num...Watching Friday's game, I couldn't believe the number of times the Storm were able to get their top line out against Kingston's fourth line (which had two converted defencemen on the wings). Once maybe, but more than that and it just points to bad coaching, especially when you are at home and have last change.<BR/><BR/>Also, someone is definitely inflating the attendance because it was empty and dead in their Friday night. I welcomed the K-Rock Centre when it opened, but there is absolutely no atmosphere in there, unless you count the crappy score clock telling people to cheer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-57749753741912752332008-10-07T08:44:00.000-04:002008-10-07T08:44:00.000-04:00I'm pretty sure there would be plenty of resumes f...I'm pretty sure there would be plenty of resumes for an open OHL head coaching gig. <BR/><BR/>Belleville's record, by the way... 5-1-0.<BR/><BR/>I'm just sayin'Duane Rollinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512076277116230020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-42824693132381632672008-10-07T06:27:00.000-04:002008-10-07T06:27:00.000-04:00The fact remains - who wants to come to Kingston i...The fact remains - who wants to come to Kingston if Mavety were fired? Springer's only real option would be to promote Cimellaro or Keilly, which probably wouldn't placate the blame-Mavety-firsters.Tyler Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837449412824159700noreply@blogger.com