Comments on: Don Waddell has a plan; Is this where we came in?

By: Sage of Bluesland

Sage of Bluesland — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:09:19 +0000

Another excellent article, Jeff–I think you’re the only one at the AJC who really cares about the abomination currently going on in Thrashersland.

The fans who continue to subsidize this utter incompetence; I have no clue where their mind is…They, the least-respected variable in the entire sporting equation, have ALL of the power yet they are so sheep-minded and cannot even see it!

Cut the funds–wholesale–and watch how fast things change…If that ‘change’ is moving the team, then so be it. This ownership needs to be held accountable for their completely insulting actions.

If what you’ve observed isn’t insulting to your intelligence, well it should be…Wake up, folks…

By: john

john — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:20:05 +0000

S.O.S. DW reminds me of what it was like dealing with the old Clampett’s regime with the Falcons. Poor judgement, poor draft picks, constant rebuilding. Kovie would be nuts to stay in Atlanta where he’ll never see another winner unless he plays as many years as Bobby Hull. It’s a shame that Atlanta’s hockey fans have to watch Don “Waddle”.

By: Old Time Hockey

Old Time Hockey — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:35:39 +0000

This team could win with great, consistent goaltending. We just don’t have that. All I hear is the Kari apologists saying sign him, sign him. The difference between the Penguins and the Red Wings in the games has been the goaltending. Great goaltending, you win, good goaltending, you lose. We will never compete with elite teams with inconsistent goaltending.

By: KS

KS — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:42:45 +0000

The same season Hossa left, he played in the Stanley Cup Finals. The next season he is there again, and just might get his hands on that sweet silver. There is no way Kovy is going to stay in Atlanta!

By: Ogie Ogelthorpe

Ogie Ogelthorpe — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:24:02 +0000

Don’t know if Cherry is drunk or just totally stupid.
He has to yell into the microphone all the time, like Stephen A. Smith from ESPN.

Hockey Night in Canada used to have some really good announcers, now they all just a bunch of homers.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:49:29 +0000

what those waddell and NBC crew get in here….Look i like how NBC and Vs cover the games….and the folks doin games are fine i rather hear NBC announcers then the canada guys…But if pens do win the cup do u folks notice are care tell waddell off that 2/3 of the team are former thrashers players….so if pens win who help why Don waddell of course!

By: LAC

LAC — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:50:25 +0000

Don Cherry is drunk 99% of the time on TV. He makes NO sense, cannot carry a complete sentence and babbles like some skid row BUM.

He is without question THE WORST Hockey has to offer and is an embarrassment to the game and himself, he should NEVER be allowed near a NHL game as long as he is alive !

By: Ice Meister

Ice Meister — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:23:39 +0000

Cherry greatest atribute to his fans is that he is a diehard Canadian. He trumpets Canadians all the time. Not that doing so is a bad thing, but he has built a rabid fanbase who will never turn on him.

As goofy as he is, he’s normally right about issues that relate to hockey situations and individual players. He has a John Madden quality, in the sense that he has been a successful coach and announcer without having played at the major league level.

Madden has been out to lunch for a decade.

By: Brendan

Brendan — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:42:46 +0000

Cherry has a great job. He’s paid to be a goofball and talk hockey. Is that working? In the strictest sense, “yes, because he gets paid to do it.”

By: Ice Meister

Ice Meister — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:15:15 +0000

Cherry is 75 and he will stay in his job until he dies.

That’s not the kinda seat I would want to fill when Cherry finally croaks!