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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Here's one: "That awful trade we made was actually okay because we achieved X". Could be the Cup could be a playoff run where they win a round or two.
Said after trading Hull for a backup and a midrange defenseman. I know, "we wouldn't have won without them". Really? In 1989, we HAD to trade the 4th best goal scorer in the history of the sport for depth.
No. I don't buy it. A bad trade is a bad trade. That was a horrific trade.
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Oh man, theres so many more moving pieces than that. We also had Martin St. Louis and Marc Savard at times. Sometimes making a decision immediately to achieve a goal is required rather than constantly attempting to set yourself up for the future.
And doing that requires sacrifices and sacrifices have consequences.
There is no such thing as 'winning all the time.'