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Originally Posted by Toonage
^^ No, I think I'm screwing up 3rd and 4th for 2nds. Thinking of guys like Forbort & Gustafsson so I apologize for that. Just not a fan of the picks heading out for nothing. Not a fan of spending on players when the team isn't in the spot he thinks they are. Just frustrated that after 7 years they have nothing to show for it.
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Sure, I can see that trading mid round picks for established NHLer’s on a rental situation might be questionable, but let’s recall the circumstances. When Forbort and Gustavson were brought in Giordano and Hamonic were hurt. Valamaki too.
I don’t know this first hand but based on what we have seen, and what we’ve heard, this ownership group expects to make the playoffs. If your employer sets a standard for you to hit, you do it. Or at the very least, you try. Treliving did what he had to do to secure their spot.