gordphish
4-11-08, 4:14 PM
Something that is starting to bug me more than anything about the team right now is how no one among the media in this market is asking this team the hard questions.
Where are these questions when Nonis and Vigneault are handing out their same empty responses over and over?
"Dave, you've gone on record here now as saying this team has solid depth. Where was this depth in January when your team had 1-0 or 2-1 leads in 14 games and couldn't score the next goal, and why was nothing done to address that lack of depth when it was apparent that you had a top 6 forward that wasn't due back from injury until March?"
"Dave, coming out of the playoffs last year, nothing was more clear that this team needed scoring help. Given that so many teams did find a way to add scoring in the summer, why did you decide not to?"
"Dave, knowing that young defensemen, ie the players you were forced to use as injury replacements, typically hit a wall in February and March, why was nothing done in terms of trading for a veteren defenseman at the deadline to help support them down the stretch?"
"Dave, do you get the sense that your veteren players were frustrated by your inability to aquire help at any point during the season, most especially given the amount of injuries your team sustained?"
"Alain, describe what you perceive as your relationship with the veterens on your team."
"Alain, given that Naslund's offense has been what can only be described as a disappointment for a player of his calibre the last two seasons, was there anything you would have done differently in terms of how you played him over those two years, or does the onis for that lack of production fall mostly on Naslund?
And
If Naslund does come back, what in your opinion needs to be done to get him back to being a premier scoring threat on a consistent basis?"
"Alain, do you perceive that there is 'a line' in that dressing room, and if so, who is responsible for addressing that problem during the season, you or the leaders of the team?"
"Alain and/or Dave, your powerplay has been an achilles heel for this team for two seasons now. What will you do to improve this?"
"Alain, given the team's struggles in the stupid-out this season, will you add that to practices next season?"
"Alain, is there anything you will change next season about team schedulling to help ensure this team is healthier and fresher down the stretch, for example, taking a page out of Brent Sutter's book and doing away with game day skates?"
"Alain, why in your opinion did the Sedins struggle to score to such a great degree from January on?"
I haven't heard any of those questions put to either Nonis or Vigneault since the season ended. Why? What is it about the Canucks that scares the media in this city from asking the most difficult and pointed questions?
Where are these questions when Nonis and Vigneault are handing out their same empty responses over and over?
"Dave, you've gone on record here now as saying this team has solid depth. Where was this depth in January when your team had 1-0 or 2-1 leads in 14 games and couldn't score the next goal, and why was nothing done to address that lack of depth when it was apparent that you had a top 6 forward that wasn't due back from injury until March?"
"Dave, coming out of the playoffs last year, nothing was more clear that this team needed scoring help. Given that so many teams did find a way to add scoring in the summer, why did you decide not to?"
"Dave, knowing that young defensemen, ie the players you were forced to use as injury replacements, typically hit a wall in February and March, why was nothing done in terms of trading for a veteren defenseman at the deadline to help support them down the stretch?"
"Dave, do you get the sense that your veteren players were frustrated by your inability to aquire help at any point during the season, most especially given the amount of injuries your team sustained?"
"Alain, describe what you perceive as your relationship with the veterens on your team."
"Alain, given that Naslund's offense has been what can only be described as a disappointment for a player of his calibre the last two seasons, was there anything you would have done differently in terms of how you played him over those two years, or does the onis for that lack of production fall mostly on Naslund?
And
If Naslund does come back, what in your opinion needs to be done to get him back to being a premier scoring threat on a consistent basis?"
"Alain, do you perceive that there is 'a line' in that dressing room, and if so, who is responsible for addressing that problem during the season, you or the leaders of the team?"
"Alain and/or Dave, your powerplay has been an achilles heel for this team for two seasons now. What will you do to improve this?"
"Alain, given the team's struggles in the stupid-out this season, will you add that to practices next season?"
"Alain, is there anything you will change next season about team schedulling to help ensure this team is healthier and fresher down the stretch, for example, taking a page out of Brent Sutter's book and doing away with game day skates?"
"Alain, why in your opinion did the Sedins struggle to score to such a great degree from January on?"
I haven't heard any of those questions put to either Nonis or Vigneault since the season ended. Why? What is it about the Canucks that scares the media in this city from asking the most difficult and pointed questions?