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Red Slinger · 04-22-2015, 04:59 PM

I may be in the minority but I always thought that Chiarelli was overrated as Boston's GM.

He made two incredible deals that helped Boston. He signed Chara and he made a hell of a deal to get Rask for Raycroft. He also made the Kessel deal, which was good, but then lost the Seguin deal. Otherwise, most of his trades have been either been losses or unnotable, in my opinion.

His drafting has also been pretty average. He got the no-brainer with Seguin at #2 overall. Dougie Hamilton at #9 in 2011 looks good. Otherwise, his most productive draft pick was Joe Colborne.

That said, if he is hired by the Oilers it would be a huge improvement over what they have now.

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Red Slinger First Line Centre Join Date: Feb 2006 Exp:	I may be in the minority but I always thought that Chiarelli was overrated as Boston's GM. He made two incredible deals that helped Boston. He signed Chara and he made a hell of a deal to get Rask for Raycroft. He also made the Kessel deal, which was good, but then lost the Seguin deal. Otherwise, most of his trades have been either been losses or unnotable, in my opinion. His drafting has also been pretty average. He got the no-brainer with Seguin at #2 overall. Dougie Hamilton at #9 in 2011 looks good. Otherwise, his most productive draft pick was Joe Colborne. That said, if he is hired by the Oilers it would be a huge improvement over what they have now. __________________ The of and to a in is I that it for you was with on as have but be they Last edited by Red Slinger; 04-22-2015 at 05:22 PM.