Backes is proving to be a pretty weak captain. But he lost me during the lockout. Some of the idiotic statements he made showed a level of stupidity that bothered me. He and some of the other "leaders" of this team seem to have little impact on the rest of the team. His play has been mediocre, at best.

Last night's game was just a replay of the last 3; unorganized in both ends of the rink, sporatic physical play, weak, if any, forechecking, terrible goaltending. This is how this team looked 3 and 4 years ago. It is very hard to watch...

Detriot may beat them 10-0 in The Joe tomorrow night...