Monthly Archives: July 2011

I Made This Statement Five Years Ago

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I defined a generational team as one that could make the playoffs 10 to 15 years in a row, such as a New Jersey or a Detroit. A team that is always in the playoffs. (Yes, I know NJ didn’t qualify last season, thank you! )

That was a big aspiration for us. And was a cornerstone for us in our rebuild efforts around a core of young players. To be consistent. I am sure we have bumps in the road. That injuries one year may take a toll. But I would like us to be a consistent playoff team. We have now made the playoffs with this core 4 years in a row. A core that may or may not be; or is in its prime, according to The Washington Post.

Wish us well as we continue to try to qualify for the playoffs and then take it from there. To win a championship you must qualify for the playoffs. There is absolutely no shame in wanting to make the playoffs year after year.

Let This Be A Lesson of Some Sort

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Yikes.

Monster feeding costs shareholder value. A huge mega-merger is off. Lives are affected. People lose their jobs and reputations are tarnished.

All so a head line could be written. A phone was hacked into. A blogger or writer got to say he was “right”; the law of unintended consequences is now rife. What is next? Read this one. Slippery slope indeed.

Yep – It Is Their Time To Lead

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It is prime time now.

We have rebuilt quickly a roster.

A good mix of vets and youth.

We have kept the core together.

They are all coming into their prime.

We can not spend any more money.

We do not have a ticket left to sell.

We want a serious and focused group now.

Leadership comes from within. Torch has been passed.

A good insightful article. Thank you for caring and sharing.

And happy anniversary Japers’ Rink. 6 years old! A survivor and winner in the blogosphere. Maybe next year you will grow big enough to gain an assistant yourself :-) . And in ten years…who knows maybe even a second assistant? Go Caps!