I don't see Panic and Desperation as the same thing.
Panic is like a sudden realization or motivation, like finding out Roman Cervenka is a winger and not a centre after you've signed him to a contract expecting him to play C.
Desperation though is sort of the opposite. It's a conclusion reached long after panic. The loss of hope. The belief that there will be no other opportunity to proceed with a given action or direction.
I see Lucic for Neal as desperation. There was very little hope of being able to trade Neal for anything other than Lucic. They had probably exhausted as many different scenarios as existed. The desperation sets in on 'what if this is our last chance to move this guy'.
On July 19th, it's not Panic that consummates the trade, it's the Desperation of understanding this is your best and only shot.
|