 Paddy Moran is more than just card #1 in the 1911 set. He was one of the early, legendary goalies who and is mark on both the NHL and the NHA through his 2 Stanley Cups and 16 years with the Quebec Hockey Club. He also is a member of the Hall of fame and known for being very aggressive with his stick. For me, he's one of the few missing pieces of the 1911 set. While his card is somewhat easy to find, a good quality copy has eluded me thus far.
The Card: The Moran card for 1911 is pretty much on pace with every other card in the set, however from the front you are hard pressed to find out that he is a goaltender. The card pictures him with the single gloved hand on top of a stick behind a yellowed background. He is sporting a hard, cold stare which is probably accurate to how he played the game. The borders are simple hockey sticks with yellowish hook-like sections protruding from the top of the card. What specifically sets the card off is the deep green striped jersey of the Quebec team. The back of the card is loaded up with all of the years Moran was in the league. Since he has played from 1901 forward, his card tends to be one of the most filled up.
Odd Facts: Paddy Moran used to spit chewing tobacco at opponents. At 17 he changed schools simply because his current school did not have a hockey team. He worse over-sized sweaters which he claimed was to keep warm in the arenas, but ended up leaving the top button undone which he used to catch pucks. He chased Newsy Lalonde down the rink on one occasion. He also had a priest bless him before each game.
 Ok your probably wondering why I am choosing to talk about #42 in the 1911 Tobacco set? Well Newsy Lalonde is that sort of special player. It also represented a personal thing for myself as it took me several years to find my first Lalonde card which is graded a proud PSA 1 PR. Given that Lalonde was the Alexander Ovechkin of his era, his card is very difficult to find and expensive to acquire.
The Card: The card itself is nicely laid out like all of the 1911 cards. You'll note that Newsy is one of the cards which has only one hand visible which is clutching the top of his hockey stick. The red Canadiens jersey contrasts well against the powder blue backdrop and really makes the player stand out well. One thing to note is the blue collar (can look anywhere from aqua to a satin blue) that Newsy is wearing. For the few fakes floating around, this is commonly put as a greenish blue, green or a navy blue. The back of the card has E.D. Lalonde with the Canadiens name and mentions that he played in Toronto (1909), Renfrew (1910) and with the Canadiens (1911).
Odd Facts: Newsy was traded from Montreal near the end of his career to Saskatoon of the WCHL. He was then traded to the NY Americans of the NHL where he would play one last season in the NHL before retiring. He was also a dual superstar - he was one of Canada's (and the world's) greatest Lacrosse players ever. His professional hockey career was cut short to 99 games. This was due to lacrosse paying more in those days and Newsy would often skip hockey games in order to make the higher paying lacrosse games.
There has been a lot of talk for a long time now about how Crosby has garbage wingers to work with, or how its such a waste having wingers who are not elite around him.
I have often remarked that elite players don't always mesh well together. You end up with clashing personalities in many cases which makes things function horribly as far as chemistry. Just look at this years New Jersey team with Kovalchuk, Zajac and Parise having no chemistry and where they are in the standings to see this happening.
Lots of people forget this, but Kunitz had 25 goals in 2007, which was the year of Anahiem's cup run. That's not "sub par" in my books. He's physical and has pretty good hands. In a weird way he sort of reminds me of Kevin Stevens and Rick Tocchet back in the early 90's, however with less fighting skill. These legends had a great physical presence on the ice and combined it with excellent hands and scoring prowess. Kunitz is certainly cut from this same cloth which gives him a reasonable excuse to be riding shotgun with Crosby at the very least until Eric Tangradi has developed enough to earn a spot there.
Pascal Dupuis is by no means an elite winger. What places him on Crosby's wing is that he's a 2 way forward with a defensive edge. his role is to be responsible defensively and to take the corners and rough play on Sid's line - all things he does very well. He also plays the role of a sub as well, where if the play gets more physical and rough, Dan Bylsma is able to switch Dupuis out with someone like Adams or Rupp to give a little protection to Sid. This happened recently on the Dec. 8th game against Toronto where Rupp skated part of the game with the top line when the Leafs tried intimidation. Ultimately Pascal opens the ice up for Crosby and that alone makes him a worthwhile winger for Crosby.
Could they bring in someone who would be a better fit? Yes of course, however due to salary cap restrictions it is not always just so easy to do so, despite what a lot of armchair GM's feel when they throw out names like Ales Hemsky from Edmonton or Alex Kovalev in Ottawa. But perhaps one day when the decision comes on who to keep and who to move between Staal, Crosby and Malkin will they finally be able to afford a top end winger to play with Crosby, As mentioned looking ahead, Eric Tengradi once he develops should be the riding shotgun with Crosby. He appears to be destined to be a power forward much like John LeClair was in his prime which bodes well for the Penguins moving forward if he can reach this potential. Outside of this they will most likely have to bring someone in from the outside in the next couple of years to complete the line-up once Dupuis and Kunitz start to decline in the next 3-5 years. But until then, they certainly getting the job done adequately on Crosby's wings.
And now for a little analysis for todays ground changing deal. The deal was Ottawa sending fan favourite Mike fisher to Nashville for a 1st round this year and a conditional pick next year depending on how he fares with the team.
I'm very surprised. All my colleagues at work here in Ottawa will be devastated but I honestly did not expect the Sens to get this much for him. Given that they should be headed to rebuild road, this is a phenomenal deal for them and for once I have to congratulate them on pulling something off for once.
So what does tis mean and why did both teams win here? Fisher is making 4.5 million a season which is a bit overpaid since he probably should make around 3.5-4 so Ottawa was lucky to find any takers. They manage to dump salary and get back a huge first rounder to help with the rebuilding process. And with rebuilding, at 30 he's in the middle of his prime but won't factor into the future plans. He plays a physical style much like Micheal Peca for example, but has been lucky in not being hurt overly much if at all. You know that the style of play will take its toll and like Peca he'll start to break down in the next 4 or 5 years, so it was in Ottawa's best interests longterm to sell high if a deal was met for what they were looking for.
The physical element that Fisher brings will be a great asset to Nashville, along with his experience, especially in playoff situations (07 finals with Ottawa). They made a balsy move but one that will give them a good shot at going deep in the playoffs by adding to their depth since he clearly replaces Jason Arnott who left last summer.
Now a lot of people are devastated here in Ottawa. Fisher is a fan favourite and many are wondering why they didn't dump guys like Gonchar and Kovalev before moving him. The fact is, they can't get rid of Gonchar or Kovalev. Both are too old, paid way too much and contribute too little. Fisher may be a fan favourite, but they have to make a move in the best interest of the club, not necessarily the fans. Yes the fans are the reason your in business and all, but if you ask any fan who they like more, their favourite player on their favourite team, or being a contender every year and maybe even winning the Cup. Most fans will say the team winning since one player doesn't make a team in the NHL. But this is exactly like with Toronto in the early 1990's. leaf fans didn't want to trade Wendel Clark since he was a fan favourite. But the team sold high and moved him despite the fans wishes. The fans were mad for awhile, but what helped was getting Mats Sundin on the deal, which over the long term they clearly won. Wendel ended up being solid after the deal but clearly was starting to decline. Fisher will always be a fan favourite for what he did during his time here, but he simply won't be fitting into their long-term plans moving forward, especially when they are offered a huge piece of the rebuilding puzzle.
Now I know there is a lot of anger amongst the fans in Ottawa already and it's probably going to escalate as time moves forward from this deal. I have already heard from some of my own co-workers even about how they want Bryan Murray to be fired and they won't be buying any more tickets or going to the games. To me I think this is incredibly stupid and shows how stupid Ottawa fans have become.
Now I am going to agree, that GM Bryan Murray should be fired. He should have been fired 3 years ago when he wouldn't handle the situation with Emery which is the root cause of all of this team's problems as they've spiralled out of control. But lets face facts, he's not coming back at the end of the season as the GM and frankly, this is the first bit of sense the man has made in years. For me it comes down to this. The fans were stupid enough to keep going to the games with this idea that the Sens went to the final in 07, so this team, being roughly the same, should be able to go back again. 3 years later things have gotten progressively worse, yet no one called for anyone's head, and everyone still piled into the arena with this stupid belief that they were elite. In other words they've spent 3 years ignoring the problems and issues that keep plaguing this team. If they'd (Sens management) have done something about this 3 years ago, they would have had an off season in 2008 and been back in contention since then by doing a mini renovation. But instead they ignored it and now they will have to spend 3-5 years most likely rebuilding. So the fans have no one to blame but themselves and by not going to games now are nothing more than fair weather fans. To take it a step further, by not bothering with resigning Alfredsson's contract for $4 million per over 4 season and trading him for a 1st rounder to Detroit (rumoured to have been the offer at the trade deadline a year and a half ago) they would have unloaded his contract and brought in a major part of the renovation process and Fisher wouldn't be going anywhere now. However fans wouldn't stomach that either as they are under an illusion Daniel is still 28 and able to get 90+ points a year. They failed to sell high on Alfredsson but I'll give Sens management credit for learning from their mistakes and selling high on Fisher during their next go around.
Richards will be staying in Dallas next season. He's a great fit there and he enjoys playing there. If they make a deep playoff run it'll only confirm it. You know they'll do something to keep him regardless of the internal cap they have set, especially as with selling the team, its easier to move with a top tier player. So Leafs fans forget about this one.
Lay off Kessel. The guys a sniper. He's not Crosby, He's not Gilmour, He's not Gretzky. If anything he's close to Dany Heatley. All the guy knows how to do is put the puck in the net which is great, every team needs one and they're hard to come by. However with that in mind, he needs a talented playmaker as well. Thats where the trouble has been as they are hard to come by too. If you look at any other team, they are building around a core couple of players. Clearly Toronto is attempting this as well, however people forget about how F'ed up the situation was under the previous manager (probably as much to blame with ownership fiddling as well). Back in the 90's for example this would take 2 seasons to fix by buying out crappy contracts and overbidding on free agents. You could easily right the ship and Toronto was damn good at it with their deep pockets. Today with the cap era, true parity has hit the league and now the big money teams like TO or NY can't just throw money around to correct bad management. Add in the timing of the cap hitting in 05/06 and Toronto continuing to make stupid moves for the first 2-3 years after the lockout and you have a really pathetic situation. The key moving forward is to build from within. Burke attempted to load up on spare parts and 2nd, and 3rd liners in attempt to build depth. This allowed the prospects and draft picks ( since most were traded for aging veterans before and just after the lockout) that they have acquired int he last couple of years to get more time in the minors and properly develop rather than throwing them into the mix in the NHL so the team could get blown out on a nightly basis like the Islanders have been doing the last couple years (I feel bad for Garth Snow, since if you think the Leafs situation is screwed up bad, Mike "Self Certified Genius" Milbury screwed them up about 20x worse. They're still paying Alexei Yashins salary for God's sake!). And yes they could have stock piled with the 2 first rounders traded for Kessel. That's a fair remark. but then Kessel is an established top tier player in the NHL regardless of what anyone thinks of him. It was a steep price to pay, but then both first rounders could turn out to be flops. Look at Alexandre Daigle in Ottawa in 94 or Patrick Stefan with Atlanta in 99. Neither are still playing in the NHL and haven't for years. Both came as huge prospects (not unlike Tyler Seguin actually) and ended up flopping. Sure Hall or Seguin are not going to flop and go onto very good careers but hindsight is 20/20 and you have to see the trade at the time of the deal. Otherwise that would be like making a stock trade and being mad 2 years later when it shoots up 50% at all the money you lost. No you didn't loose anything, you pocketed what you did at the time and moved on. Its very well Seguin could break his leg and fizzle away like many players have.
So folks before you start riding Kessel, remember he's one guy who plays a specific role in a team sport and take some patience. No one likes their team to be a loser, but given how Toronto has bought its way into competitiveness over the last 20 years, its about time they took their honest lumps and rebuilt the right way. And given Burke's cup ring from building Anahiem like this (he started with a hell of a lot more there than in Toronto too), give him the benefit of the doubt and some time to get the job done. Otherwise you might as well have not fired JFJ and let him keep pissing money everywhere in the hope of getting lucky. As for Kessel, he knows he's slumping, any NHLer knows when things are not going well. Get off his case and let him figure it out on his own. He's young and still learning so this will be a great experience for him, but don't paint him out as something he's not and that is a savior like Dougie was in 92.
Q - With the trade deadline approaching, some top teams will want to stock up on talent to make a serious run for the Stanley Cup. Which veterans can the Ottawa Senators trade and what potential prospects can they hope to get in return?
A - I have some thoughts on this. Some are shocking to Sens fans, but at the end of the day its time to face it up, this team isn't winning anything other than a draft lottery pick - it's time to rebuild.
First of all, they should either try to move or demote Kovalev. I'd waive him to wipe his $5 mill of the books (he's done in 6 months anyway). This could help you have money to bring in a trade (for example, a player for a prospect and Commodore in Columbus - they deal a high salary off, and you buy him out in the off season and it becomes a player for prospect deal).
Leclaire is a bust and since he's done this year, either dangle him for whatever you can get or run the clock this year and let him walk as a UFA.
Make a call on Phillips - If you keep him, you know what you'll get out of him, but run the risk he'll walk as a UFA in July. Ultimately I'd try moving him as he will have value and you can pick up a prospect or maybe a 2nd/3rd rounder and clear $3.5 mill at the same time (use that money to sign someone in the off season or re-up Karlsson). After all, he's not helping you to the finals this year.
Trade Alfie - This will probably get me killed if I leave my house but he's past his prime (even if there is a touch left in the tank) and he's not leading this team to another cup (unless its behind the bench or in the front office somewhere). Move him and his high salary while you can still get anything for him from a contender. Let's face it, this team needs to re-up and he's a trade-able asset.
Move Fisher if you have the right deal and he's willing to waive his NTC. He's a great player and an excellent number 2 C, but if you get the right deal (Ryan Ellis from Nashville for example), then I'd pull the trigger. It would be easy enough to patch that hole with a UFA signing or by bringing someone up like Zack Smith.
Keep Cowen as he is going to be apart of the future core with Karlsson (sort of like when Phillips and Redden came up together in the late 90s and provided the core after they added guys like Chara and Berard). Same with Campoli as I think he is better than what he is playing, however given where he is on the depth chart I think his low ranking has something to do with it.
Move Gonchar IF you can. With his salary, declining play, absent defense and the fact that he would be a liability if he retires (cap hit would stick regardless if he plays or not) it will be hard if at all possible to move him. Let's remember that in Pittsburgh, the talent around him hid the problems with his game and being in Ottawa has exposed them which will hurt his value. Maybe you get someone who is desperate and gambling on his shot at bumping them either into the play offs or just tipping the scales to make them a contender. Try the same with both Chris Kelly and Filip Kuba if you can as well.
If you can get something equal for Spezza, I say take it. His soft defensive play, high salary and declining point totals make him worthwhile to get shipped out. He'd be amazing if they actually brought in a coach who would hold him to his laziness and holes in his game, if that could ever happen. On the other hand he is talented enough to be a legit number 1 centre in the league and they don't grow on trees. If you can get a top prospect (Seguin or Hall for example) then sure, go for it, other wise sit on him and try to turn things around.
Keep Milan Michalek as his value right now is too low to make it worth while and I think he's having a rough go while still recovering from his last injury. He is a great plug in the top two lines even if paid a touch more than he should have been (probably $3.5-4 mill a year is right).
I would probably run a tandem of Ellior and Mike Brodeur next year since these guys are more 1a types (not quite a starter by better than a backup) and would hold the fort until Remier is ready to take the starters job. Plus they will come cheap.
To say what they should get back, that really could be anything and everything. They need a better and more mobile defense core. Bieksa would be the first guy that comes to mind and is respectably paid which would make an immediate impact. That said they will need to bring in a few guys - 1 or 2 established NHLers and maybe 1 or 2 through promotion from the farm.
They need better wingers to play with the centres. Spezza has taken a nosedive since Heatley left town since Alfredsson is too old and slow, Kovalev only shows up for 1 in 4 games to play and Michalek has only had mild chemistry with him as well has lost a gear in his speed since his knee injury. Someone they may want to target here is Devin Setoguchin in SJ. SJ needs a defensive D (maybe Philips) and Ottawa maybe where Devin can re-energize and find his game again.
They have average depth on the back two lines where I would probably hold onto Neil and Ruutu (both crowd favourites, decently priced and do a reasonable job). I look to a team like Pittsburgh who spent the last 3 years collecting grinders, fighters, role players and other 3rd and 4th line players. Many think that it is stupid, but this is the depth that makes them difficult to play against, as well as go the distance through 82 games and a full cup run. Vancouver has done the exact same thing this year when guys like Manny Malhotra where signed (his face off percentage is also a huge bonus). It's time to emulate the successes of other so either grab some depth at the deadline or on July 1st.
Lastly, fire Bryan Murray! This guy has been the biggest overall problem to the team as he's shown nothing but desperation and rolling the dice on a lot of the moves he has made in the last 2 years. I believe these moves have brought this team nothing and probably made them worse which is why they are in the situation today. With that consider firing Clouston as well. I think he's a good coach, but has lost the confidence of the players. Maybe you can turn it around next season with him if there is a turnover of the core guys in the next 8 months, but that would be the only situation.
Ok here is what some knob from Montreal put out on the net earlier today. I simply couldn't let this one slide by and eagerly responded with a little fact.
"It's true. The only thing certain in hockey is that Pens fans are bandwagon jumpers, with no actual knowledge of the game. You got lucky with Mario, and you got lucky with Sid, and you still can't beat the Habs."
Here's my response:
"Ok you want to talk about "luck"? Yes you are right we got lucky in making great picks in two particular years, but last I checked 1 player doesn't make a championship team. Hell, you can't even buy a championship team (check out the Renfrew Millionaires if you yourself know little about the history of the game). But you really want to talk abotu luck? Montreal getting lucky with Patrick Roy. How's that for luck. Or why not the Richards, Beliveau, Dryden, etc. While we're at it, lets point out that Montreal won most of their cups between 1940 and 1980 (all years where there were only 6 teams or less competition or during the expansion years where the new teams were weaker). Why not go even further and talk about Montreal's claim to all players from Quebec during those years as well where rival clubs could not draft/sign young french Canadians, basically monopolizing a whole market so they could continue stocking their teams consistently while everyone else in the league had to cut up the remainder. What good luck was that! It almost makes one wonder if the Habs simply got lucky all those years, or maybe and much worse, forced their own luck. It's no secret the lifetime record is in favour of Montreal (I think it is something like 32-13), but like I mentioned, with the expansion in 67, is that really telling the whole story?
Like many have mentioned, there are bandwagon jumpers everywhere. I knew lots of them who jumped onto Montreal back in 93 for example. I never was a jumper and supported the Pens from the late 80's as a toddler right through until present day, which by the way included the "lost" years between 99 and 2006 where they almost folded, went bankrupt, moved and dealt everyone away.
So how's that for having actual knowledge of the game, not only have I been a lifelong Penguins fan, but I am young AND actually know a little something about hockey too. So for next time feel free to say go habs or talk about key players or whatever, but leave the foot in mouth comments out of here."
I Know I have been bashing the Sens a lot lately, however after reading what Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun reported yesterday (Wed 15th, 2010), I couldn’t really help but lay comment to this insanity. Anyway he reported that “Senators GM Bryan Murray would like to add a top-six forward or rugged winger but rival teams only want young players in exchange for older, expensive veterans, which is why Murray’s doubtful he’ll get a trade done.”
For me and just about every other person who knows what a puck is, it’s been very clear for a long time now that the window has already passed on this team which was in 2008. Since then they’ve been pretty much been calling it in as a group. What’s certain, is that it will only get worse and this delusional man of a GM seems to think they need to just “add a top-six forward or rugged winger “. That’s NEVER going to solve the Sens problems this year. I repeat, this is NEVER going to solve the problems with the Senators. This is a group that is under performing and clearly has a bad work ethic and an attitude problem. Spezza may be one of only 2 or 3 guys worth anything right now in a trade, but his defensive play has become really sad. He has no responsibility in his own end and at times has become a liability. For example, in the last week he scored the game tying goal in a beautiful play, only to make a piss poor giveaway for the game winner in OT. And this is your top centre man????? If this guy would work his tail off on both ends of the rink he has the talent to be the second coming of Yzerman, but he’s too one dimensional. He is however a great buy low candidate for someone rebuilding like Florida. Take a great coach who won’t put up with any crap and he’ll force Spezza to play great two-way hockey which will not only help his defensive game and teamwork skills that I would argue he has little of, but you’ll find he’ll start pulling in 90+ points a season on a frequent basis.
But anyway how Murray thinks trading the little prospects and youth he has left for yet another aging vet is really beyond me. Look around man, everyone else that has been successful since 2006 is built or building with young, hardworking talent. What’s your excuse?
Watch Murray’s next move is to add $2.5 million in salary over 2 years on a 35+ contract (so it counts regardless if he retires or not) as they go after Brian Roloston now that he’s on waivers and will be put on re-entry waivers in the next week.
Marc-Andrew Bergeron would fill a second pairing role on many clubs in the league right now. At 30, the guy is right in his prime and already has a few years of NHL play under his belt (7 seasons to be exact). When you look at the teams he's played for in the past - Edmonton, NYI, Anaheim, Minnesota and Montreal, neither have been an exact power house or offensive haven outside of arguably last years Montreal team. However in 60 games last year, he was able to grab 13 goals and 21 assists for 34 points. Not too bad for a number 2 pairing. Given that if he played a full season he could potentially have hit the 40 mark for the first time in his career. His career line of 75g and 119a for 194pts in 399gp is very solid and averages to 0.5 pt/g. Again, not bad for a second line pairing or even a third line depth role/insurance for a contender. While he's averaging about even points per period for his career, he has a slightly higher chunk of the pie for the third where he's had 69pts compared to 51pts in the 2nd and 59pts in the 1st. So he can reasonably be put out at any time and find the net for you. Further, he can also perform when the game is on the line.
Now his defensive play is merely average, but his value is strictly tied to his hard shot and offensive abilities to move the puck up the ice. Pair him with a solid stay at home defender and he fits the role perfectly. His only other issue will be how he performs coming off a bad knee injury from last season which will spook teams into offering him a 1 year deal to see how he does before possibly offering something longer. Teams like Dallas, NYI, Toronto, NJ and St. Louis could all use his skills to help better the club for this season. For Dallas (especially need his skills), St. Louis, Ottawa, etc. he could be a great addition to help them get into the playoffs and perform. It won't be too surprising to see him get signed before the Christmas freeze in the next week and a half given that he'll come cheap and be effective.
In most cases I would agree with this as the devils are clearly not performing or finding any success and the players are not buying into the coaches system. However here, everything seems different. When you look at the Devils as they currently made up, there are several veterans who have been in the rumour mill constantly since the summer about being dealt or demoted in order to open up cap space. There is little doubt that if demoted, for several of these guys, it would effectively finish their NHL careers prematurely due to age, higher salary and declining skills. Zubrus comes to mind the most here. So we can assume that naturally, these guys felt threatened and a riff was created in the dressing room with much disgust and anger towards the new guy coming in who, with his high salary, is changing the atmosphere and threatening their jobs. This was only further reinforced when the Devils could not even ice a full roster to start the season. This does a couple things. First, when this happened, as the season drags on, players get fatigued and are unable to sit out a game here or there to rest up because there is no fallback. So this is where you see guys slacking off at times in order to conserve energy or avoid getting hurt. Secondly, while it shows management will do whatever is possible to keep things together, it also shows they'll do whatever it takes to stay cap compliant - including demotions and everyone is fair game. This was shown a few years back during the mid season where the team's leading scorer Alex Mogilny's NHL career came to an abrupt end when he was demoted to the minors to clear cap space. It doesn't matter where you work or what you do, but the constant stress and worry about being canned or demoted in your job would be enough for anyone to feel unhappy and unmotivated. It may not be professional, but it happens, even to NHL players. This of course causes the atmosphere to be less fun and would further push any riff or division amongst the team.
Looking on the ice, there is no chemistry with this team either and its pretty obvious when you watch the Devils play anyone. Chemistry is something you can't teach and is truly beyond the coach's ability. It's also not helping internally as it is another reason the Devil's players are not buying into any coaching strategy. This is not the team that can fall back on its strong defense and goaltending like in the past and they will have no success if they don't start playing like a team. That's something that can't be coached by John MacLean or forced, it has to come from within the players themselves. When looking at Kovalchuk himself, he has clearly done very little this season, especially points wise. Top level players are expected to lead the team through strong play and while he's being paid like a top level player, he has not performed accordingly. He often seems greedy and uninterested on the ice. I've seen him give up goals by being taken off the puck after circling around in the neutral zone instead of passing it and moving it forward. For example the Goglioski goal in the first match up against the Penguins this season (Oct 11th). That about sums his season up.
John MacLean is a young coach relatively speaking, but the players like him from all accounts. He is knowledgeable and knows his stuff. Its clear he inherited a mess and shouldn't be held responsible for his inability to clean up up when not given the tools. The devil's to me are a GM's mess/problem and if anyone should put their head in the noose it should be Lou himself.
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