Comments on Let's Go Birds: Tbirds fall short against Spokane

Mike, What's the point of even keeping rai aro...

2009-11-08T12:12:14.931-08:00

Mike,
What's the point of even keeping rai around? He's a playmaker type of player, and if he doesn't have the players around him, he's not going to get points let alone any goals, he's just not a natural goal scorer. And I'm not knocking him as a player, I know he is probably the best all around player on the team, but why not trade him to a team like calgary or kelowna? Give him a chance to player with players around him. If the whl is a devlopment league, aren't we hurting his game by not giving him players to play with?? This team is young and has a bright future, why not bring in someone too help for years to come rather than keep someone one who won't even be in the league next year. I am all for the rebuilding year and all that goes with it. I was well aware this was going to be a long season, why not trade a player who has given us a good couple years a chance to play for something and make our future brighter. There isn't a point in sefishness this season. It was over when it began, sit back and watch this team grow now, because in a few years, we will probably be talking about bringing players in, rather than trading them away

Wow...what a difference 20 games make. This Seattl...

2009-11-08T04:36:41.324-08:00

Wow...what a difference 20 games make. This Seattle team has made huge progress over the course of the last 6 weeks!It's hard not to look into the future and get pretty excited. They are going toe
to toe with some of the WHL best and getting closer and closer abd on a faster track than I thought after the first 5 games.

wow... If Derek Zalaski has a job tomorrow the WHL...

2009-11-07T21:50:20.081-08:00

wow... If Derek Zalaski has a job tomorrow the WHL has once again failed.

Even with Rai the T-Birds really suck. Why not at...

2009-11-07T21:01:04.970-08:00

Even with Rai the T-Birds really suck. Why not attempt to get something of value for the future that might speed the recovery back to the playoffs? Rai probably can't win a game single-handedly so it isn't aiding either party to keep him. If Farwell had a clue and a willing trading partner, Rai would be gone. But if history is any indication, Prab Rai will finish his WHL career in Seattle.

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Without Rai we will really suck. I truly don't car...

2009-11-07T14:25:57.535-08:00

Without Rai we will really suck. I truly don't care about helping an individual player or another team at this point. We were just unselfish by trading DeSerres and I want to be selfish for once.

Rafael was horrific, and it would have been totally justified for Rob to jump on the ice. The other guy looks about 18 and has no business being in this league. Until the Dub gets some real officials on the ice it will never be a premier league.

One player I've been really impressed with so far ...

2009-11-07T11:25:39.336-08:00

One player I've been really impressed with so far is rouse. He wins face offs, he's strong with the puck, and I think with age he's going to finish. I think last night was another perfect example on what this team does not have, and that's offense. They don't have someone that can really put the puck away, and into the back of the net. Yeah, I know, we have scorers, parker, rai, and jacobs, but they aren't scoring. I know the whole youth thing, and I do agree the scoring will come. But expect a lot of games like this one, and the kootney game. Here's to a long season.... and I'm still hoping they trade rai to a contender, he would play a lot better with players around him.