As some have said tough day to grade.
A++++ for the steal of a 2nd for Berra who I would have been fine if he left for nothing.
Stempniak got what I expected so that is a fine move.
F-- for not moving Cammy or Butler. Even a 3rd for Cammy and a 5th for Butler would have been better than nothing.
F------ for talking about re-signing either of those guys. Bad enough they are still here for the rest of the year hopefully he doesn't compound things by signing them to come back next year.
I also would have liked to see a "hockey move" or at least something to deal off some of the deadweight the team has that aren't UFA's (D. Jones, Ramo, Wideman, Galiardi, SOB) and start to change the make-up of this team but those deals may not have been there today and can still be made at the draft or over the summer.
Overall I give him a C+ largely on the Berra steal but that is downgraded to a D if he re-signs Butler and Cammy and it appears that was a reason for not dealing them when he could have.
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