Well, there goes THAT idea for a post…

That remind me of the brilliant Weezer/muppets video (especially the first 30 seconds)

Well don’t worry guys we know what to do in a situation like this

What’s that

PANIC!!!!!!! BWWWWAAAAAAA.

remind you of anyone yet?

Let us be very clear here:

Budaj is the guy.

This is such a critical (albeit possibly crushing) aspect of the this year v. last year dynamic. Patton’s army is nowhere to be found. We have but one choice (realistically), and that is Budaj. Period. Making this team work effectively with him in net is the only road available.

The naysaying is well founded in some regards, but essentially it is just complaining without suggesting a remedy….which is just complaining.

A very appropriate line from the cover of the hitchhikers guide. I’m reading mine, but apparently others aren’t. However, concern is different from panic, and I think its reasonable to be concerned. I have seen budaj make some great saves, and I have seen him let in some soft goals. I am going to postulate/agree that there are team wide problems that do not rest solely on budajs shoulders. I think avs fans (and possibly players, even if most weren’t there) have become spoiled after roy and just don’t remember what having a not the best goalie ever is like. Anybody remember stephane fiset backed up by jocelyn thibault? No way that team wins the cup, except for roy. So the goalie does make a huge difference, and its ok for some concern. Besides, sportswriters have to make a living too. But I don’t see why when nobody expected budaj to steal a bunch of games, its all his fault that he hasn’t. Sure, a better goalie could have put us up 2-0. But in the real world, there aren’t any better goalies. Budaj deserves some blame. So does the rest of the team. I haven’t really seen a good PP yet, and on one of them edmonton had at least one good chance (possibly 2?)

I am not going to freak out and call for a trade, primarily for the same reason I didn’t get too upset with the lack of free agent activity in the off-season- there just isn’t that much talent available. I’d love to know how many people calling for a trade for khabibulin were also calling for jose’s head early in his tenure with the avs. Good lord, people forget quickly.

The primary reason for my concern is that teams that do not get out to a good start generally do not do well as they are playing catch up for points later in the season. The ridiculous loser point system exacerbates this hurdle. There is also kuklas point about strong starts- see 07-08 ottawa senators. God I can’t believe I actually agree with that guy on something, and no I won’t be there for him if the f%$#staining redwings are in that boat.

If, as joe says, we start out at 0-10-0, its probably too late for panic- not only will that be a huge hole to dig out of, but there still won’t be anybody available that is better than budaj. My point is, we’re going to sink or swim with him this year regardless, so panic is not going to help anything. So chill, it makes the games more fun to watch if you’re not throwing the remote at the tv every time budaj lets in a goal. If we have to write off the season by november, well, hey, at least we aren’t the blue jackets. Or the panthers, or the kings, etc.- their seson is already written off.

Go Avs. I’ll be watching you tonight (at work, yay, I can get paid to watch hockey!) and I will have no panic mode in operation. I do hope you clobber “le team de douche” however. And I hope budaj gets some of the credit.