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Originally Posted by Red John
Gillis could have the biggest ego in the league.
He got greedy and missed out on Luongo, rather than admitting the contract was a mistake and buying him out or dumping him for nothing he chooses to trade the younger No. 1 who actually wanted to be there.
Then uses the draft pick on a guy who projects as a 3rd liner.
Now you somehow have to get Luongo happy to stay in a place he wanted to leave.
Yikes.
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Seriously. I was SURE when they announced the trade that they did it at the last minute because Nichuskin was still on the table. Then they draft Horvat. Don't get me wrong - I think Horvat will be a very good centre in the league and is a can't miss pick. Basically I think there is nothing really to choose from between Horvat and Monahan at this point. But the Flames had to pick an NHL quality centre who can play in the top 6. They had an organizational need... no, an organizational desperation. The Canucks passed on a lottery-pick-quality talent to draft a guy who projected around 10-12.
Really, given the historical ineptitude of the Oilers, the ridiculous incompetence displayed by Feaster this year, and now the conclusion of this nonsensical goaltending saga in Vancouver, the western Canadian teams really need to be considered the joke of the league at this point.