A one-time bonus will be a help to us; it will be better than nothing. But it's not a solution to our ongoing problem.

We're really appreciative that the Devil Rays are able to help us out in our time of need.

The weather will certainly help us.

Rick Nash is a great player and Adam Foote will help. They're counting on Bryan Berard to put up some offensive numbers and play a lot of minutes and I don't think he can do it. Plus, they're just not deep enough.

Each of those players bring skill and experience that should help us this season. We will count on them to give us an edge in play during transition play.

This donation from the Bray trust will greatly benefit the community for years to come and will help us build quite a significant endowment.