He wanted to light a fire under them but like you said they were winning. Jumbo didnt produce much after that in fact he has been ice cold for about a month.

It's weird to basically create an impasse with a guy who has a no-trade clause, I guess he was enticing him to waive it.

I think Thornton is gone this summer and maybe Marleau, too.

TMac will probably get the axe, though I don't think he is the problem. Wilson is a tough call, I think he has a lot of loyalty from the organization and in a lot of ways he has done a very good job.

You see what happened in Pittsburgh, they canned the coach and GM and things only got worse. Sometimes what goes on in the dressing room is the problem rather than what goes on in the front office.