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Old 01-05-2018, 11:48 AM   #5280
rhino
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Originally Posted by SeanCharles View Post
I can forgive the Iginla trade because we held onto him too long and he was a 35yo FA that had a trade list of like 2 teams.

Bouwmeester on the other hand was still in his prime with one year remaining on his contract and after he was traded won an Olympic gold medal. Only really getting Klimchuk in that deal is an example of terrible mismanagement. We should have got a better prospect other than Cundari in that deal.

Edit: it was Poirier with that pick and yes we got Berra and traded him for a 2nd used on Hunter Smith. End result is still an atrocious trade
There was actually 4 teams on that list (Chicago & Los Angeles) but only Boston and Pittsburgh made offers.... at least publically.
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