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Originally Posted by noel
Right, because Toronto fans are a good measure of how 'good' the trade deal was...  |
Here's the thing, as dumb as Leafs fans are, they always say, "we should have gotten more". With this one it's simply, "how the hell did we pull that one off"? The problem with this deal is simply, it doesn't do much for us now, and it does little for us prospect wise down the road. Sure it opens up cap space, but who do you really expect to get this off-season? Kovalchuk is gonna cost too much, and after that it's a steep drop off. I'm not opposed to the dealing of Phaneuf necessarily, but get equal return for the guy. Certainly he's been not so good this year and last, but he's shown what he can do, and teams lick their chops at trying to get these type of guys. How bad does LA look now for dealing Eric Johnson for a bag of pucks? It's the same thing here, and it's absolutely irritating to hear apologists back up Sutter on one of the worst deals ever. They didn't get a top line forward, and primarily made the deal to get a little rental depth and cap space for the off-season. Dealing Dion should have been done at the deadline where some other GM would at least give up a 1st rounder and a solid player (no I obviously don't have any sources, but teams would lick their chops to get a guy like Phaneuf).
If people think Regehr is annoying with his union banter, wait until a reporter starts asking Stajan about union issues. The guy never shuts up. He bulks up like a power forward in the offseason, but gets roughed up pretty good, pretty often. He's a nice fit for the 3rd line. Hagman is a nice pickup, but not nearly consistent enough to be the ace in the deal. White like I said before is a solid 4th d-man, but coughs the puck up, will get roughed around in the Western Conference, but makes some solid passes. Mayers is a strong skater and is a good energy guy. Still not liking the deal though...and never will.