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Originally Posted by Bingo
We actually printed out his trade history at the office and me and a co worker gave check marks or X's against them all, then reduced it to impact trades and rated them.
I had 10 impact trades
Glencross - check
Baertschi - check
Hamilton - check
Hudler - check
Russell - check
Elliott - check
Stone - check
Lazar - X
Smith - check
Hamonic - check
I realize there are many that will be "X" on the Hamonic deal, maybe the Elliott deal but my assessment is on what they acquired and based on what logic, not necessarily things working out.
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I am taking out Glencross, Hudler and Russell on that list as I classify an auction of a UFA differently. Understand if others see that differently. And I'm happy with how he has done there.
I wouldn't call the Baertschi deal an impact trade, or if I did, probably call it a push.
So of the remaining six deals, I'd go:
Hamilton - check
Elliott - x
Stone - push
Lazar - x
Smith - push
Hamonic - x
Smith was a logical acquisition, but he paid more than he should have IMO. It's disappointing to me that BT was using up assets to have other teams absorb salary in deals. The Flames should not be in such a position at this point IMO.
You could convince me that Elliott was a push, but in the big picture have given up too many picks in the quest for a goalie.
Hamonic was just a flat out overpayment IMO.