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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Paul Fenton was run out of Minnesota for the Fiala-Granlund trade. He’s not looking like such a dummy now, is he?
Remember when George McPhee showed he didn’t know anything about hockey by trading away Forsberg for Erat? And then he turned an expansion ream into an immediate Cup contender?
A GM who hits in 70 per cent of his deals is elite.
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Paul Fenton was run out of Minnesota because he was a dick as a boss, iirc.
The problem with fans judging trades it that a lot of fans make an immediate snap judgement, sometimes based on erroneous or outdated information, and that impression stays in their mind.
Remember how thrilled Leafs fans were to get Phaneuf and Giguere on the same day? Flames and Ducks fans knew both were in decline. Leafs fans didn't.
Trades need to be judged later, often years later, but that's no fun. That's why everyone declares winners and losers on deadline day, even though it's really impossible too.