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	<title>Comments on: Veilleux placed on waivers (updated with Veilleux reaction); Wild opens season Oct. 11 vs. Boston</title>
	<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wildblog/2008/07/16/veilleux-placed-on-waivers/</link>
	<description>The latest on the Minnesota Wild</description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Iceman</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wildblog/2008/07/16/veilleux-placed-on-waivers/#comment-143063</link>
		<dc:creator>Iceman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wildblog/2008/07/16/veilleux-placed-on-waivers/#comment-143063</guid>
		<description>The amount of lamenting that goes on here is simply amazing to me.  Every single decision DR or the team makes is micro-managed to death by posters but without any inside knowledge of the factors involved.  

There is almost no subject that will not cause someone to "cancel" their tickets and to want the rest of the fans to cancel their Wild tickets too.

It makes no sense to me.  

I have said it before but it seems like some fans  are not hockey fans at all, they are only fans of winning. 

None of this can be easy at all.  The Red Wings are on top now but they spent plenty of years being bottom feeders too when things were not going right.  

Trying to build an organization from scratch is like building a chain.  Every link needs to be strong or the chain breaks.  But, it is lots more difficult than building a chain because there are so many intangibles and you are competing against all these other chains.  

Probably DR did not believe Rolston would walk.  So, maybe he did not have contingincy plans in place either so he did not go into the FA signing period from a position of strength. But, that is purely my speculation. 

Hindsight is great position to view events from.  But, given the Cap constraints and perhaps thinking the team was going farther than it did maybe a GM is a little reluctant to tinker too much with a good thing when it all seems to be coming together. So, maybe his is between the rock and the hard place with Rolston when he could have done something about his contract.  

The worst that could happen now is for our beloved Wild to have a down year.  But, so what ... they are still entertainment.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The amount of lamenting that goes on here is simply amazing to me.  Every single decision DR or the team makes is micro-managed to death by posters but without any inside knowledge of the factors involved.  </p>
<p>There is almost no subject that will not cause someone to &#8220;cancel&#8221; their tickets and to want the rest of the fans to cancel their Wild tickets too.</p>
<p>It makes no sense to me.  </p>
<p>I have said it before but it seems like some fans  are not hockey fans at all, they are only fans of winning. </p>
<p>None of this can be easy at all.  The Red Wings are on top now but they spent plenty of years being bottom feeders too when things were not going right.  </p>
<p>Trying to build an organization from scratch is like building a chain.  Every link needs to be strong or the chain breaks.  But, it is lots more difficult than building a chain because there are so many intangibles and you are competing against all these other chains.  </p>
<p>Probably DR did not believe Rolston would walk.  So, maybe he did not have contingincy plans in place either so he did not go into the FA signing period from a position of strength. But, that is purely my speculation. </p>
<p>Hindsight is great position to view events from.  But, given the Cap constraints and perhaps thinking the team was going farther than it did maybe a GM is a little reluctant to tinker too much with a good thing when it all seems to be coming together. So, maybe his is between the rock and the hard place with Rolston when he could have done something about his contract.  </p>
<p>The worst that could happen now is for our beloved Wild to have a down year.  But, so what &#8230; they are still entertainment.</p>
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		<title>By: jimlove</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wildblog/2008/07/16/veilleux-placed-on-waivers/#comment-143060</link>
		<dc:creator>jimlove</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wildblog/2008/07/16/veilleux-placed-on-waivers/#comment-143060</guid>
		<description>&lt;i&gt;called “John Dies at the End”. &lt;/i&gt;

Maude: The story is ludicrous. You can imagine where it goes from here.
Dude: He fixes the cable?


Wow. It was hostile here this morning. Good thing someone decided to get inappropriate!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>called “John Dies at the End”. </i></p>
<p>Maude: The story is ludicrous. You can imagine where it goes from here.<br />
Dude: He fixes the cable?</p>
<p>Wow. It was hostile here this morning. Good thing someone decided to get inappropriate!</p>
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		<title>By: zigtron</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wildblog/2008/07/16/veilleux-placed-on-waivers/#comment-143057</link>
		<dc:creator>zigtron</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wildblog/2008/07/16/veilleux-placed-on-waivers/#comment-143057</guid>
		<description>sleep</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>sleep</p>
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		<title>By: build from within*</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wildblog/2008/07/16/veilleux-placed-on-waivers/#comment-143051</link>
		<dc:creator>build from within*</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wildblog/2008/07/16/veilleux-placed-on-waivers/#comment-143051</guid>
		<description>&lt;i&gt;Wait. What’s COMC again? ....&lt;/i&gt;

Wall,

Tasteless.

Inappropriate.

Uncalled for.

...And damn funny!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>Wait. What’s COMC again? &#8230;.</i></p>
<p>Wall,</p>
<p>Tasteless.</p>
<p>Inappropriate.</p>
<p>Uncalled for.</p>
<p>&#8230;And damn funny!!</p>
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		<title>By: Six Goalie System</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wildblog/2008/07/16/veilleux-placed-on-waivers/#comment-143052</link>
		<dc:creator>Six Goalie System</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wildblog/2008/07/16/veilleux-placed-on-waivers/#comment-143052</guid>
		<description>Food</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Food</p>
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		<title>By: build from within*</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wildblog/2008/07/16/veilleux-placed-on-waivers/#comment-143050</link>
		<dc:creator>build from within*</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wildblog/2008/07/16/veilleux-placed-on-waivers/#comment-143050</guid>
		<description>Oops!!

There goes the PG-13 rating down the $h!tter.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oops!!</p>
<p>There goes the PG-13 rating down the $h!tter.</p>
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