The age-less Stan Fischler caught up with John Tortorella to discuss the offseason, 2009-2010 outlook, and just general expectations. He asked all the questions that are definitely on our minds, from Sean Avery to Marian Gaborik, but one thing caught my attention:

IMPROVING THE POWER PLAY: “The biggest thing we need is to have someone to settle it down. We need a quarterback just to have poise and not make a bad play; a turnover. One of our biggest weaknesses was a lack of poise and our building can be tough. Redden has to be one of the guys who can settle it down and Rozsival as well.”

Like it or not, Wade Redden will be the PP QB this year, at least to start. We all saw an improvement on his part once Torts took over, but this really puts it in perspective. Redden will be the #1 defenseman on this team. He will be QBing the powerplay, and he will be given every opportunity to succeed. While I don’t think he is worth his salary, or is even a #1 defenseman, that is the scenario, and we have to live with it. All we can do is give him support and hope that he reacts well to it.

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