[tvp2003]

First of all, your team isn’t going to pull off a big trade, because this is the NHL and nobody makes big trades anymore.

But if they were, they wouldn't land a superstar by bundling up a half-dozen marginal assets into one package. That's not how trades work. Your third-line winger, fourth-line centre, backup goalie, three C-prospects and two third-round picks aren't going to get the deal done.

Granted, that approach might have worked for Cliff Fletcher 25 years ago. But it doesn't work now. Nobody wants your spare parts. NHL trades aren't Coinstar machines.

Ouch.

Effin' Risebrough