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.
