I think all the hate for Nieuwendyk is unfounded.
His Lehtonen trade was a robbery. Probably came out on the short end of the Neal trade, but people blow that out of proportion... He's a solid 25 goal forward but his 40 goal year was basically Rob Brown 2.0.
Nieuwendyk is bright, has ties to the franchise and burke and has a long career and opportunities to learn from his mistakes and be mentored in cowtown.
Not my first choice but still a good one.
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