A Father-Daughter Converstation

I thought you might enjoy this converstation my father and I had viva e-mail. In his first e-mail, he sent me the AJC.com article on Moose being the goalie for tomorrow night

LOOTERS JR.

That is NO GOOD. I have a really bad FEELING. What happens if Moose loses? We go back to Kari? Kari should get another start, END OF STORY. Hartley's pulling some b.s. right there. I said last night I would haveto blame Kari, but no way! He let a soft goal in by Nylander, but look, it's not his fault we only had 24 shots on goal compared to 38. Maybe if Hossa and Kozlov and Kovalchuck played a little harder and stopped handing the puck over that wouldn't have happened. Hartely's made a really bad desicion. This series could cost him his job, so I guess he's trying to step it up. Lehtonen doesn't need to be benched or forgotten at all. KARI is the reason why we are there, really, think about. Kari
is a goalie god, and he was nervous. Lehtonen needs to be in, really, either that or Hartley should have played Moose more during the regular season. This is so stressful!!

LOOTERS:

Don't be so hasty young lady. You might not remember a young goalie named Cam Ward (23)? He played all of last year for Carolina and lost the first game in the playoffs and was benched. Then John Grahame (31) stepped in and took his team to Stanley Cup playoffs and won.

Not saying it is the right play but as the head coach it is your job to know your team and know when to push the right buttons to get them to win. There were a lot of veterans (Mr. Holik and others) that were a little pissed at the maturity level that Kari and Sutton showed. My guess is someone is trying to send a message and has the luxury of having a damn good second goalie that he can play.

Me personally I agreed at least initially that you ride the horse that got you to the party all the way home, but it isn't my job that could be potentially on the line. If it works Hartley is a genius if it doesn't he will probably not have to worry about it in his next job.

Remember the Kovy quote "He is the coach for now."

Don't worry be happy enjoy the ride.

LOOTERS JR.:

It's just sad to see Kari benched. He is an amazing goalie. You're right though, he doesn't realize that he is lucky to have someone as good as Moose to back him up. Though where was Moose with the maturity talk? They all have had to play a "very first" playoff game. I am ashamed of Sutton, he's 35 not 23. Kari's still a boy, he can't even grow a beard yet! Sutton needs to remember that he is an adult, but also that he's going to be a free agent next year. If Sutton plays well, then he might be here, but the way it looks right now, Sutton's on thin ice (no pun intended). I think Holik had every right to be angry with Kari and Sutton, and even Larsen's attempts to tell Kari "Take it down a notch, sparky" didn't work (They showed a clip of Larsen talking to Kari after he launched the puck at Avery. Did they show that at the arena?).

I think you could be right, this might be just what Kari needed, but being a young man in his first playoffs, this could really throw him off. For a long time. That would mess with my psyche...but it could go the other way (which I hope) and it forces Kari to say something along the lines of...Okay, well, I screwed up and now it's time to get back and show the team that I'm not just a boy anymore and can handle the pressure. Moose wouldn't crack because of his previous playoff run with Pittsburgh, however, it really depends on our "stars". I think I talked to mom (I know, strange!) about the sibling rivalry between the Hossas.Take out Marcel! I know he hurt is knee and is back on and their parents are here blah blah blah. Take Him OUT. Marcel almost did, and I saw the hit, but I read on a blog that he kinda wimped out right before hitting Marian. He did get the goal though..

And I hope Hartley knows what he's doing. He did get the cup with my western favorite, the Avs in 2001, and they had a pretty old captain too (Sakic). But let me talk about someone that did have a lot of maturity last night. Can you say Garnet Exelby? He's not scared of anyone, and if Exelby can get a little gritter, he can keep Jagr in check. Who else did well? Holik of course, DuPuis, Hnidy. But what happened with Tkachuk? It's like he lost his grit right about Avery tried to start something with him in the first. He wimped out completely and left us...well, without what CNNSI.com called the best American power forward.

I will enjoy, and I'm ready to go for tomorrow!


I love my dad.