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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
Chiarelli is not the smartest guy in the room. He's made a lot of poor acquisitions and he's getting his fair share of blame. But he also has a Stanley Cup on his resume which is something none of us here can say we have.
The actual problem here is that because it's Chiarelli, everyone just assumes every move he makes is bad, almost as if he's incapable of making a decision that could even remotely be seen as right or even ok.
I also don't have all day here to explain to each and everyone my opinion on the matter. So the last thing I'm going to say is that there's a little bit too much overreaction in this thread in my opinion. This was not some kind of Ilya Bryzgalov albatross or some crazy long term Roberto Luongo type contract. It's a 3 year deal. Easy to stomach, easy to buy out. If he plays 50-60 games next season for them and at his current ability, then the deal will turn out fine. There's certainly a lot more glaring issues on this team than Miiko Koskinen.
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I think the problem with this deal is there was no reason to do it today. This contract was available to be signed the day before Talbot is traded. Once Talbot is traded Koski's leverage goes up so I get doing it before than. However you have 1 month before the deadline, you have plenty of time to grind him down. If he starts to perform better again the price doesn't change because you are already paying him for his streak of performance. If he continues to play worse you aren't stuck with him even if the number doesn't change.
It just speaks to poor GMing that he doesn't understand or use leverage. Yes its not his worst move but its another on the list that makes no sense.