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Sylvanfan · 02-23-2006, 11:12 AM

Thanks for the input Beer and Hanna, you are both GM's that I have a tremendous amount of respect for and always value your input.

I do agree with the comments about learning other teams and than making trades that try to help out both clubs. They do take a bit of research but these deals can help both clubs. I think that trading ultimately is most beneficial to a team if it's done with a purpose. If you look through my analysis of my deals thats basically been the back bone for most of my trades this year where I have traded for youth and picks and accumulated assets in exchange for older veteran players who were going to better serve playoff type teams. I have found that the Cheese rule has hindered me as there are teams who likely would push the limits but have been unable to because of this rule.

I also agree that nothing frustrates me more than someone coming to me and offering 5-5th round picks in the 2007 draft for Ladislav Smid, or insisting he be part of any deal type of thing....Right now guys like Smid are what I'm trying to accumulate and I'm sorry if he's not going to be traded today.....The timing for that deal isn't right for what I'm trying to do right now. I guess I don't fault GM's for asking, I mean if I'm that ######ed that I trade Smid for a 4th round pick and get blind fold raped than power to a GM who pulls that off. But when I decline and state that it's not my plan, don't spend an hour coming up with equally crappy but different offers for the player I just said was part of my plans.

02-23-2006, 11:12 AM	#6
Sylvanfan Appealing my suspension Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Just outside Enemy Lines Exp:	Thanks for the input Beer and Hanna, you are both GM's that I have a tremendous amount of respect for and always value your input. I do agree with the comments about learning other teams and than making trades that try to help out both clubs. They do take a bit of research but these deals can help both clubs. I think that trading ultimately is most beneficial to a team if it's done with a purpose. If you look through my analysis of my deals thats basically been the back bone for most of my trades this year where I have traded for youth and picks and accumulated assets in exchange for older veteran players who were going to better serve playoff type teams. I have found that the Cheese rule has hindered me as there are teams who likely would push the limits but have been unable to because of this rule. I also agree that nothing frustrates me more than someone coming to me and offering 5-5th round picks in the 2007 draft for Ladislav Smid, or insisting he be part of any deal type of thing....Right now guys like Smid are what I'm trying to accumulate and I'm sorry if he's not going to be traded today.....The timing for that deal isn't right for what I'm trying to do right now. I guess I don't fault GM's for asking, I mean if I'm that ######ed that I trade Smid for a 4th round pick and get blind fold raped than power to a GM who pulls that off. But when I decline and state that it's not my plan, don't spend an hour coming up with equally crappy but different offers for the player I just said was part of my plans.