I too would like to see more trades posted, even if they are of the bozo-for-bozo variety. Curtis, what ever were you busy with?
That being said, I'm going to do just like Dave said and level some criticism here. Hope it doesn't stop people from posting.
I have no idea why this deal was done from the Florida POV. Harding is still stuck behind Backstrom in the NHL. To me this makes no sense on that level.
Further, while I don't really worry about getting criticism, I don't understand how it is that I get flak for signing (giving up nothing but cap room) Auld, who is rated higher than Harding is, to a 3M deal when this comes up. You could have had either Garon or Auld for significantly cheaper than Erixon, whom I think you needed a lot more than Harding.
I'm at a complete loss here. Is Harding's potential that much more exciting? I hope I don't sound like I'm just flailing my arms about in anger, because I'm not. I'm just really confused. How is trading away a first-round pick (highly thought of, and a Flames prospect to boot) for a low-rated backup reasonable, but Auld was "I just don't get it" among many GMs?