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Originally Posted by Torture
In hindsight, last year was probably the year to go all in at the trade deadline. But then, would Stone have really changed the tone of that series? Hard to say.
This year? Limping into the playoffs without a full time head coach while half your stars are struggling. 3 of the defencemen you were hoping to have on the opening roster are injured (Vali, Gio, Hamonic).
Sounds like the perfect time to go get a big fish!
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I think for a team that was looking at a lull in their play by late feb last season, providing a massive jolt and message to the team/fans may have had a pretty substantial amount of excitement and hope. Having a feel good with everything going well, and basically upgrading the 7th dman spot on the roster at the deadline, doesn't really sends quite the message to a young team.