I think the plan was fine (looking to future at the expense of the present), but I still say the execution was poor. There was no guarantee that multiple trades could have happened for these exposed player, as the protection lists would hamper most teams. If it wasn't Dumba, it might have been Scandella or perhaps Zucker would have been the guy left out. Further, they didn't need to take 14 dmen, which would have created its own glut of assets that needed to be moved. I think a couple of more goalies would have been prudent. Finally, this team is going to suck. They might be able to turn it around quickly, or they might be the oilers or panthers before them, sucking for another 10 years. We shall see how it turns out.
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From HFBoard oiler fan, in analyzing MacT's management:
O.K. there has been a lot of talk on whether or not MacTavish has actually done a good job for us, most fans on this board are very basic in their analysis and I feel would change their opinion entirely if the team was successful.
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