:hands out free hugs:

;)

This is exactly where that “controversial” term locker room cancer comes into play. Obviously the players will deny that it is a distraction, but when stuff like that goes on, you’ve got to assume it does noting to boost team morale. If anything, it underlines Renney’s softness and unwillingless to take command of his men, and in many cases this can have a domino effect in the room, players starting to question the coaching/eachother. The fact that Gomez had to open his mouth and have words with Malik defines “locker room cancer”. Now just imagine if Jagr decided he had to go to bat for his countryman in Malik and have his own words with Gomez… do you think that leads to the kind of on ice chemistry we are so desperate for?

Belive me, no one “wishes cancer on Malik”, for some reason I think that’s what people think the term means. Malik is literally bringing a negative enegry to the locker room.

Unfortunately, Jagr will still be here, and will remain the captain. Once Jagr is gone, Chris Drury will be given the Captaincy, because he wins face offs, never drops his mouth guard, and knows how to show off his wrists. He also was on a Cup team once with a lot of incredible players, so he knows what it takes to lead teams to The Cup… (just not President’s Trophy winning teams)

F Selanne.

Sam, without naming names, any sense of the team’s feelings about the Malikscapades?

Burke really pulled one over on the cap. Float your team through the season, and sign your best players to play half the season, fully rested and ready for the post season.

I was hoping the Rangers would do that with Leetch last year.