I am tempted to out a few message board posters who sent me email after email ranting, cursing and telling me how tough and talented Vishnevski is and how much we needed him on our team; how smart NJ was to get him; and how badly we needed him in our lineup. I have two emails that suggested we trade Mike Green for him straight up. My favorite quote, “Mike Green is soft. He is pretty. He will never make a big impact in the NHL while Vishnevski is tough; plays with snarl in his game; and is a stand-up, bone-jarring D man the likes we haven’t seen in DC since Scott.”
Whoops. Check out these clips. Check out the news that he is on waivers now from the Devils. I only mention this fact because I would just appreciate a bit of tempering in the passion of some of the emails I get regarding team personnel. Some of your emails sting and on rare occasion, we might actually be right. 
I don’t take seriously what most Caps fans say. Most people are just talking out of their butts. V the best thing since Stevens? A little perspective, please. BUT, as for that Ovechkin hit on V, he left the ice and got away with a penalty because everyone loves him. He clearly leaped into that hit.
We could use some more snarl on the backline. Erskine has plenty, and I suspect Alzner will bring some to the table. Poti, Green, and Lepisto aren’t snarly, but that’s not their job. It’s be nice to see some more snarl from Schultz and a *lot* more snarl out of Jurcina… imagine how scary he’d be if he played more angry???
Exactly! We DO need snarl, and Mike Green is pretty, but you can’t just have snarl. This is probably one of those idiots who who says that all “Euros” are necessarily soft (e.g., Vishnevski, Kasparitis, OVECHKIN).