Maybe my attitude is just piss-poor lately because the of team's struggles, but doesn't it seem like players who are released by the Wild achieve some success with other teams? Look at Eric Nystrom. He was pretty well worthless with the Wild in 2010-11, scoring 4 goals in 82 games, but now with the Dallas Stars the dude has 16 goals in 65 games. What gives?
Another example from the past is Dominic Moore. After being traded to Minnesota in 2007 he scored just 3 goals in 40 games, but since then has prospered, most recently in Tampa while scoring 53 points in 2 seasons. I point the finger at Lemaire and Risebrough on that one.
There are others...Pascal Dupuis and Aaron Voros come to mind. Ok, you got me on Voros, but I still liked him when he was here. But the question is whether there is anything to be learned from this. Does Nystrom's success in Dallas mean anything other than the old "sometimes a player just needs a change of scenery" cliche? My answer is starting to lean to "yes", Coach Mike Yeo holds some of the blame. Granted, the team isn't putting out the effort it should, but I get the feeling that Yeo's act is wearing thin with some of the players. I'm nowhere near ready to call for his firing, but stay tuned.
Another example from the past is Dominic Moore. After being traded to Minnesota in 2007 he scored just 3 goals in 40 games, but since then has prospered, most recently in Tampa while scoring 53 points in 2 seasons. I point the finger at Lemaire and Risebrough on that one.
There are others...Pascal Dupuis and Aaron Voros come to mind. Ok, you got me on Voros, but I still liked him when he was here. But the question is whether there is anything to be learned from this. Does Nystrom's success in Dallas mean anything other than the old "sometimes a player just needs a change of scenery" cliche? My answer is starting to lean to "yes", Coach Mike Yeo holds some of the blame. Granted, the team isn't putting out the effort it should, but I get the feeling that Yeo's act is wearing thin with some of the players. I'm nowhere near ready to call for his firing, but stay tuned.
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I am completely at a loss to the Wild's performance this year. I sure expected better...like everyone else. They have enough talent. They showed us that early in the season. There has to be something amiss in management. I believe you proved that in this blog. Players just don't want to perform for this teams front office. Perhaps the coaching staff is part of the problem, but I think it is too easy to blame them. I sure miss the North Stars!
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