Well it was no surprise that I was not happy with the way my team has been playing. I am not an overly patient GM and never have been. I am hoping what Flambers has said is correct and that the Pens can shock the Sim curse. Luongo was horrible for us and my goal this year was to get back to the finals. I didn't think Luongo could do that so I moved him. Thornton speaks for himself, he was the reason that we moved the best young goalie in the world. I am the type of guy who likes goals and lots of them, the motto in Pittsburgh has always been offense before defense and I think this deal proves it. We now have a big three up front that I would say IMO is the best in the CPHL. If Joe Thornton, Jason Spezza, and Olli Jokinen do not produce then I give up.
We are also confident in Kari. He is one of the top young goalies in the game. We feel that if he can play solid then that will be enough for us to win. We don't want to have to rely on him to steal games, we wanna score in droves and force the other teams to try and beat us in a shootout. That is where Hannan comes in. He is about as good of a shutdown defender as there is.
This deal for its magnitude went down very fast. It may have took less then a half hour, I would like to thank Ravi for the quick talks and wish Luongo the best of luck with the Ducks organization. Hopefully this deal can turn the season around for both teams.
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