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Originally Posted by Captain_Obvious
Wow... where is the mention of the 1st round pick??
You're talking like we had a choice between Morrow and Agostino and Hanowski.
Once again, you can go on and on making it seem like it's a travesty choosing between Morrow and those two... but the fact of the matter is all three of them are giant question marks.
The late first round pick + the 2 forward prospects is what were traded for... and for the 3rd time, considering Iggy got to pick where he went and can walk away from the Pens in nine weeks for nothing... we're lucky we got that much.
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I agree with much of what you are saying. There is a big overreaction in blaming Feaster, had he pulled the trigger sooner perhaps the Flames would have gotten Morrow and a 1st, but Feaster was hoping the price would go up because in the past as you approach the deadline the prices have increased.
Unfortunately the Penguins were able to pull the trigger on a Morrow deal and the Bruins were in the mix for Morrow and then Clowe so Feaster was more or less forced to pull the trigger sooner than later.
Feaster took a gamble and lost, but its not the end of the world.
Personally the more I read about Agostino the more I like that acquisition, he might not be in the same group as Morrow or Khokhlachev but I think he is much better than he is getting credit for. He looks like he is a late bloomer and one of the top players in the ECAC with a year left.