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Originally Posted by ComixZone
I'm with you. No assets should be spent on a rental, however if a hockey deal is there for an age appropriate player (mid-late? 20's) that fits our biggest hole organizationally (scoring winger), then yeah - you do it. You don't do it because it's the trade deadline, but you do it because it's what this team needs.
...and as you said, we're loaded with very strong defensive prospects, and the market shows they hold a lot of value. Could be a fun trade ahead.
What pisses me off more than anything this year is the use of Troy Brouwer - specifically on the PP. Dougie Hamilton should have been on the 1st PP unit from day 1 - yet didn't get there until February. That's not cool.
On the Bruins front - I really hope this trade is a step towards the Bruins signing Iggy. If that happens, I'll instantly be heavily invested in the Eastern Conference playoffs. I want to see the storybook ending for Jarome, assuming it doesn't come at the cost of the Calgary Flames losing.
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Man I know ~ Dougie is at 14 goals now.. He could have 20 easy if they used him on the back end of the PP like they have been lately. Definitely a miss on the coaching staff and those types of misses are frustrating because they seem to be an annual occurrence.
Too I have to say quickly off topic but I hate that bump back play now ~ it's overused not just by us but by the league; its five on four I'd like to see them try and win board battles than have the forward unit standing still waiting for Johnny to take the drop pass of the rushing D and can entry. It's Might Ducks movie esque and its painful at times.