So now what?

Well, the "awesome November" of last year does not appear to be on the way.
At the rate that things are going, this team may flirt with the worst record in the NHL by DEC 1st.

So now what?

The rumblings of “trade iggy” have begun, but is that really what serves this team best? A top level D Man only returned us a 2nd / 3rd line center and a 3rd line winger. That is all that remains from the Dion trade.

Daryl Sutter brought this team back from the dead. He made a great deal of moves, and many of them worked out perfect. Kiprusoff and Bourque are both great examples. However the name that will and should bring Sutter down is Olli Jokinen . It was perceived as a great deal when he brought him in. It has turned out to be a nightmare.

The coaching staff has repeated the mistakes that they promised not to. The team is unprepared, under motivated, and seemingly unable to play the system the coaches have employed.

In the end, fans media and bloggers are left to wonder, was there even a plan when B Sutter was brought in? Was he really the best coach for this team? It appears that not only has he lost the room, but more likely, he never had it.

All will be known very soon. A 5 game winning streak would solve everything, or at least put it off till January.