I couldn't agree more... Clarke needs to take the heat and he won't. I don't think there is one fan that has been happy with the players he's been signing in a loooooooooooooooong time. When I first heard they signed Hatcher, I was stoked, then after watching their performance on the ice and the difference in the game I thought, this is not good. It upsets me cause it's also my style of hockey... I'm a big stay at home defenseman and play the body... that doesn't fly anymore.
The team has one line that clicks, and some other good players that need to get their act together. I would exactly say the team is "bad"... there is talent there, it's just not working in today's NHL
Bottom line I think is a different mentality in the GM's seat... you're not going to win the Cup with the Broad Street Bullies... the days of the Legion of Doom are long past. It's all about speed and finesse (sp?)