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Originally Posted by trackercowe
Lombardi got a better player for arguablly a lesser return. Sure Vanek was the bigger name at the time, but Lombardi found the better "fit" for the team.
Weiss was a good pickup though.
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Lombardi did a great job no question, but seriously though, how much of the Gaborik acquisition working out is just plain old dumb luck? I'm reluctant to give a ton of credit to GMs who simply catch lightning in a bottle like that. It wasn't a month ago that people here were saying how stupid Lombardi was for not trading for Cammalleri.
Prior to the trade deadline any GM is operating in a thick fog of uncertainty on how rentals will do. To that I'd give Montreal a bit more credit based on them giving up very little for the most prolific goal scorer. It's about managing the odds.