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Sidney Crosby's Hat · 04-15-2010, 03:37 AM

I always thought Messier was involved in the Rangers-Flyers deal for some reason.

I think the story was that the Flyers deal was initially accepted and then the Rangers deal came along and the Nords accepted that one as well. An arbitrator eventually ruled in favour of the Flyers since it was the first one to come along.

I think the Rangers deal actually was the best one. It had the cash, an extra first round pick and three superstars - think about how good Amonte, Kovalev and Weight all were in their primes. We're talking two 40-goal scorers and a 90-100 point player all in an era where those types were rare commodities. Forsberg was great but those three would have been over the top.

04-15-2010, 03:37 AM	#42
Sidney Crosby's Hat Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Exp:	I always thought Messier was involved in the Rangers-Flyers deal for some reason. I think the story was that the Flyers deal was initially accepted and then the Rangers deal came along and the Nords accepted that one as well. An arbitrator eventually ruled in favour of the Flyers since it was the first one to come along. I think the Rangers deal actually was the best one. It had the cash, an extra first round pick and three superstars - think about how good Amonte, Kovalev and Weight all were in their primes. We're talking two 40-goal scorers and a 90-100 point player all in an era where those types were rare commodities. Forsberg was great but those three would have been over the top.