tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321669368617074100.post3185373536773502316..comments2023-10-31T09:01:31.435-06:00Comments on Nothing 2 See Here: Trade Deadline Musing - 2007-08 - Final ThoughtsYKOilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17691795778800270630noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321669368617074100.post-61008572030226423602008-02-29T22:37:00.000-07:002008-02-29T22:37:00.000-07:00Columbus is an interesting team to be sure. Howso...Columbus is an interesting team to be sure. Howson DID make the right call in trading the guys away - my big issue really is that what he really needed was prospects only a year or two away - not draft picks that were 3 to 5 years away.<BR/><BR/>I will post more on Columbus later I think.<BR/><BR/>I do think Buffalo was right to trade Campbell as well - career yearitis right there imo (at least while he was with Buffalo). Problem is that Buffalo is slowly losing every player that, combined, made it a formidable team.<BR/><BR/>San Jose... picking up Campbell = good. Not trading another guy away for a physical difference maker on defense = bad. There is nothing on the San Jose roster worth being afraid of and so no one is. Bernier could have been that guy but he is a year or two away.<BR/><BR/>Put Glencross, Brodziak and Stortini on that team, the way those three are playing, and San Jose is on its way to the Cup final imo. As it is - 2nd round knock out at best.YKOilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691795778800270630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321669368617074100.post-87078755059946786492008-02-27T21:58:00.000-07:002008-02-27T21:58:00.000-07:00Great stuff as always, YK.I really rate both Salei...Great stuff as always, YK.<BR/><BR/>I really rate both Salei and Halpern, so I'd score both those teams a bit higher.<BR/><BR/>I also think that Howson had a good deadline. That team looks good going forward, but realistically didn't have a good chance at the playoffs anyways. Moving the useful pending UFAs just made sense. And Vyborny is a very underappreciated player I think, he was wise to hold onto him.<BR/><BR/>The headscratcher for me is the San Jose deal. I mean I know that Bernier isn't blessed with a great attitude, and I've heard Wilson swipe at his weight control issues in a podcast, you could sense the frustration. Still, he has talent and size, and he's still very young. It would have been an overpay without the first round pick IMO.<BR/><BR/>The lesson that both San Jose and the Islanders have taught everyone is that when you load up on offensive defensemen ... you don't end up with as much offense from the back end as yuo thought. And a lot of other bad things happen. Adding yet another just makes no sense. I'm wondering aloud if both S.J and NYI have subscribed to Mike Smith's methodologies. They both have made terrific moves with forwards, and puzzling moves with defenders.Vic Ferrarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425585921916867277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321669368617074100.post-41538508123741038462008-02-27T21:36:00.000-07:002008-02-27T21:36:00.000-07:00For me, I look at the fact that a 6th and a 7th wo...For me, I look at the fact that a 6th and a 7th would have gotten the Oilers a proven (albeit fading) veteran wing and a less proven (but still 170+ games played) defenseman.<BR/><BR/>This might make for as much as a 2 to 4 point swing in the standings for the Oil - so for little cost Lowe denies Burke a lotto pick.<BR/><BR/>Worth it for me.YKOilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691795778800270630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321669368617074100.post-58937468372481265212008-02-27T15:08:00.000-07:002008-02-27T15:08:00.000-07:00Yeah, while I agree that a 6th basically has no va...Yeah, while I agree that a 6th basically has no value, I'm not sure Lapointe would really help. <BR/><BR/>Our kids have not been the problem lately, nor has our 4th line. Where's he gonna fit? Who else do you think was out there? <BR/><BR/>And I have no idea what Gainey was thinking. Price may very well be the next coming of Dryden, but that's a big risk. Right now, his stats and experience are clearly inferior to Huet. They should've picked up Roli for a prospect, I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321669368617074100.post-5705947247754834912008-02-26T23:08:00.000-07:002008-02-26T23:08:00.000-07:00Yet Another excellent post. Agree for the most par...Yet Another excellent post. Agree for the most part.<BR/><BR/>With regards to LA - Blake and Nagy were the only other UFA's. I'd imagine LA wants to keep Nagy for another year, and Blake didn't waive his NTC.<BR/><BR/>Edmonton - honestly, I don't see any purpose in getting a Lapointe with 18 games left. A veteran player should have been acquired well before this stage - might as well keep the 6th and hope you can land another ''Kyle Brodziak''<BR/><BR/>Surprised Atlanta didn't unload Bobby Holik.<BR/><BR/>Likewise, Columbus was in a sell mode - why not trade Vyborny and Peca along the way?<BR/><BR/>Montreal a big loser. I just don't see the logic of acquiring a late 2nd round pick for a guy who has been your number one goalie throughout the year. I like Price, but what happens if he falters in the playoffs? Or injury? There's Halak, but too small of a sample size.PunjabiOilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00088226953507404268noreply@blogger.com