Let’s review: Gainey ships Rivet to the Sharks, then stays so quiet today at the trade deadline that he doesn’t even bother to call a press conference. Meanwhile, all of our conference rivals bolstered their team’s weak spots and improved their chances today, including the Isles, who shocked the hockey world by picking up Smyth.
Last night’s routing of the Leafs was marred by the display of Aebischer as only slightly-less-shaky than Rayyyyyyyycroft. And the Habs are 20 minutes away from being shut out on Broadway tonight.
All this doesn’t exactly add up to a team pouring its heart and soul into a drive for the playoffs.
Conclusion: Gainey, Carbs et al have given up. *Sigh*.