players have to make a change themselves because Ned doesn’t realize it has to occur.

I’m probably in the minority, but I still think Gagne will be alright. Give him a week or two to pitch and hopefully luck will swing back into his favor and he’ll reel off a few saves in a row.

The bigger story here, though, is that Ned is too incompetent or too stubborn to make a change- again- and the players have to basically make it themselves.

Gage put it all in a nice small box for us last night by demonstratin 3 qualities we will never see out of Ned. Humility, Honesty, Accountability. Yes, Gagne has been a huge disappointment thus far and yes I am pissed. However, I am willing to give the man a chance to go fix it because of the 3 items above and the fact that we already spent the $10 Mil.

Ned on the other hand deserves no such rope. He has had 5 years to demonstrate any one of these 3 qualities and/or demonstrate any significant managerial skillsand has failed to do so. Gagne demonstrated for us as clearly as ever why Ned must go. For me it is that simple.