And to think he was about to acquire Josef Stumpel... "Our team did not meet expectations," (GM Darryl) Sutter said in the statement. "Following detailed evaluation over the past three weeks, and taking into consideration all factors affecting our season ending result, we believe this is a necessary change required to allow our team to continue toward our objective of winning the Stanley Cup." Check out Matchsticks and Gasoline for much more on this story involving one of Florida hockey's most popular characters. Or not.