[CBGB]

a) you'll bitch about the goaltending and why Lombardi didn't grab Bryzgalov

Answer: Bryz was going to be a UFA, we already had 3 goaltenders under contract and he didn't want to make the same mistake he did with Cloutier

b) you'll bitch about his free agent signings.

Answer: Yes, every single one of his F.A. signings have stunk. They were "fillers". Have the gigantic free agent signings in New York and Philadelphia won them their divisions? Philadelphia is barely in the playoff race for all of THEIR free agent signings.

How did Zdeno Chara signing work out for Boston 2 years ago?

c) you'll bitch about Marc Crawford.

Answer: O'Sullivan, Frolov, Cammalleri, Kopitar and Brown have all THRIVED under Crawford. Their statistics prove that. The Kings are 6th in goals, and 10th in PP. Just because Dean Lombardi didn't give him the goaltending and the defense he deserved, you can't fault Crow for that.

d) you'll bitch about goaltending again (someone always does after its already been answered)

Answer: Who was available? Nashville offered us Vokoun but wanted Bernier in the deal. Has Vokoun catapulted Florida into the playoffs? Nope. Luongo was available last season but Vancouver is barely in the playoffs as well.

e) you'll bitch about our future

Answer: Nobody works harder than we do and look at our past draft picks and how they all played in the last world juniors.

f) you'll bitch about not drafting Stamkos and drafting Doughty or Schenn

Answer: as much as he would love to have another franchise sniper, Stanley Cups are won with defense. We have JMFJ, but after that the cupboard is empty. We need to stockpile the future from the back end.

g) you'll bitch about "no trade clauses"

Answer: It was the only way he could get players to sign here.

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