Newsday Poll Finds Most Fans Against Firing
July 15th, 2008 by Tom
Not surprisingly, about 80% of Newsday readers who responded to a poll asking what they thought about Nolan’s departure said they were against it. Two-thirds said they opposed because Nolan did a good job with the little talent he had. Agreed. The rest said they opposed because the move would hurt the team’s chances of landing a big free-agent. Disagree there. The Isles pretty much had no shot at a big ticket free-agent anyway. Been a while since they have.
You can check out the poll here.
On another note, I was talking to a friend of mine who interned with the Isles recently. He’s right out of college, a smart kid. Here’s what he had to say about yesterday’s moves and how they reflect on the organization:
“It’s really no surprise when stuff like this happens. No one runs the show over there. Most of the people act like they are working for a club team, not a franchise that won four Cups in a row. The culture over there really needs to change. They expect not to win.”
Agreed.
fauxrumors Says
1) It would be over reaction if this were an isolated incident, but this seems to be just another day in the bizzaro world of the post dynasty isles, where anything can happen, usually does, and its seldom good.
Jul 16th, 2008 at 12:40 pm