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I have been a Cane follower since they came here to Raleigh. I love hockey and was overjoyed at the idea of hockey in the south. What can be better than B-que and hockey!

But the honeymoon quickly came to an end, as I watched this Hartford Whaler remake spread it's lack luster team ethos upon the so-called new team: The Canes.

From compiling a lackluster team roster, to picking the most nonstrategic place for the Arena, to the most unimaginative team logo, I quickly became frustrated at watching this boring team. Very little in exciting players to pull me away from my Center Ice package and come to a game. Lackluster play style of bringing in River Rats to play in the NHL which equates to dump and chase, cycle, and boring slap shots from the top of the blue line. No adrenaline pumping hits, no exciting and energetic transition or offensive flare. Nothing but the same old crap of a boring Whaler team.

Karmanos moved the Whalers from Hartford because attendance was down due to the lackluster play style of the team [the Whalers only had three winning seasons in the NHL...Ha!]. Karmanos lost Corporate support then bolted the city bringing the failed team and philosophy to Raleigh. The Canes won the Cup primarily due to the adjustment of the new rule changes and I dare use the proverbial term, "they were lucky!" Never the less, a team I still found to be lacking in potential to become an exciting and intense.

Now as a hockey fan, I am in bad situation. I find it difficult if not down right repulsive to root for these midgets, but if I don't go to the games along with the multitude of others who dislike this team, then hockey in Raleigh could be over. So my only solution is to go to the games and root for the other teams [now that I could live with!].

But alas, I do feel the end of hockey in Raleigh is near. The next stop on the Karmanos train wreck would probably be something like Charlotte or even better dissolving the Franchise!.

Either way maybe getting rid of boring, mismanaged hockey franchises is better for the NHL as a whole.

That JR had to tell and talk with mr. K before he could do a the slight of hand trick he pulled off on the fans & STH...even if the canes were to do better than 500 for the rest of the season, the proof of Jr's wisdom will be the pre-season sales for next season's seats...Gee i wonder how " William Shakespere" would try and write a play out of this soap opera? But at least when i went to bed last night, i was happy that the Albany Rats won lastnight even though it took a 8 round shoot out to get it done...Hmm...what a tangled web we weave...

It looked like simple economics. Paying 2 coaches wouldn't have been prudent at this juncture. In comes his pal, paid for by Toronto and Ronnie helps with the peeved base and they get a chance to sell Pete off of his deal to another squad. I fear that the Candy Canes boring style will see no appreciable difference, but I will cross my fingers and hope that the new era starts with a big win tomorrow at home and that the dynamic duo have a little D played against them. I'll be there, not expecting much.

Hey Mo, please scrap that cycle, tell them to hit, cut down on the opponents cheapshots by reacting to them and pick it up a few notches. MY STH status is in serious jeopardy

Someone......anyone?

I felt the Lavi firing coming like many of you. But..what does all of the whining on here now accomplish? Maybe some players will feel responsible for getting Lavi fired and work harder. I see some moves being made but we still have some injuries. Williams will be back. I would like to see an up tempo offense but our problem the last two years has been giving up leads late. Tighten up the D..which Maurice and Francis will do. The loss to washington this year in the last two minutes said it all to me. And..bring up Trevor Gillies, Casey Borer and any other D men that will put some players in the first row with big hits.

Paul Maurice coached the most boring teams I have ever seen. The Canes have not been entertaining this year and I don’t see how bringing in a retread like Maurice will change that. He does not coach a free-wheeling style, he stresses even-keel, emotionless hockey, he does not preach a physical brand of hockey. Where will I get the entertainment value for my dollar?

I sit in those stands 41 games a year. I watch the other 41 on TV. If you want that kind of time and money commitment from me, then you had better freakin’ entertain me. And to put it bluntly that means goals, hits, lots of action, fights, and, of course, winning. Those are the entertaining aspects of a hockey game. If Mo can, by some miracle, become a completely different person than he was the last time he was here, and bring those elements to the game … great. You’ll get my check; hopefully, come playoff time and again for next year.

If I see an inkling of the lame, boring, sissy, snoozefest hockey that was the hallmark of Maurice’s tenure here, then I am gone. Tell the sales reps to give me a call when Jim Rutherford extracts his head from his posterior and quits giving all his buddies jobs.

Lest we all forget - Maurice took a team with a lot less talent than we have today to the Stanley Cup finals in 2002 and while there are other coaches out there and on our bench, I think that the 'Canes need someone who will instill a game-oriented work ethic in this team of highly skilled players while continuing to let them play the upbeat style of play. While I am not a great fan of Mo, I certainly respect his ability to coach and get the team headed in a better direction than we have been heading over the last few years. While Rowe may be longer term fix, I am not sure he is ready given the inconsistent offensive we have had this year (he has some responsibility for the offense) and I sure am not enthusiastic with some of the other ex-NHL coaches that are available - such as Tortorella, Hanlon, Melrose, etc.

Regarding the woeful PP, JR said:

"What I see is that we'll try one thing and if it doesn't work, we try something different[.] We'll try five different things and if they don't work, we go back to the first thing again and try it again. We need to stick to a plan."

Apparently, this criticism does not apply to personnel decisions at the head coach level. Still, I see method in the madness. JR thinks we have the right players, but they need to hear a new voice to motivate them. How many current players also played under Maurice? Brind'Amour, Wallin; anybody else? Maurice is not new to the fans, but he is new to most of the players.

But he won't be new to them forever. What do we do when we start playing like the 02/03 team again? The silver lining we are all looking for is this: JR fired Maurice before. It will be easier to do it a second time.

I have always thought of JR as a good GM but this is totally insane. You bring back the coach you fired, another team fired and at least 4 other teams passed over for coach? That is your brilliant move?? I am just sorry that he forced Ron Francis to be a part of the staff to try to deflect the obvious disqust of the fans with Maurice being hired.

From Chip's posting:
Rutherford said Maurice, who he said matured as coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs after leaving Carolina, brings a "new voice" to the locker room.
"He's a new voice and he's a guy who understands the game with a lot of coaching experience," he said.
"New voice"? Pretty sure we've heard Mo's voice before. Didn't see anything "new" from his approach during his (short) time in Toronto.
"Understands the game"? Uh huh. So please tell us *exactly* how Mo's "understanding of the game" is going to translate to better play by a bunch of unmotivated guys?

No wonder the team on the ice had no imagination....bring back the previous coach that you fired....truly awesome move...duh!

JR is off his rocker, but which way will he fall?  Will this be one of those crazy moves that will actually work?