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Originally Posted by evil1
It's the GM's responsibility to ice the best team & get the most in trades. Not get the trade done as quickly as possible, as "the first orders of business" (as you say), at the expense of the package recieved. A good GM places the interests of the club over his player friendships. Benning may have wanted to get rid of Kesler even before Kesler requested a trade, but not under such tight contraints (time & #teams).
The time & destination constraints were a result of Kesler's demands, not Bennings burning desire to get rid of him immediately at any cost, because Kesler's character was disliked.
Dislike for the GM's team in opposing buildings is not the GM's concern. The GM's of the opposing teams may actually prefer a good 'hate on' to draw fans.
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Could you possibly have jumped to bigger conclusions based off a few sentences I typed that upset you? I think I've made my points very clearly (regardless of how much you disagree) and now you're just jumping on semantics.
I'm not suggesting they traded Kessler quickly because they couldn't stand the thought of him being on the team a minute longer. I'm suggesting they felt they were better off with he and his character problems gone, and felt it best to honour his desire to get out of dodge. I never suggested they accepted the package from Anaheim in haste. You're just getting silly now.
My earlier suggestion was merely pointing out I think (in my opinion) Benning came in knowing the awful culture in Vancouver and identified the players who most exemplify that and that they need to go.
It's starting to get silly how much you're focusing on that "first order of business" sentence. Are you going to tell me next that he probably first looked at where his office was and noted where the bathroom was?
