Quoting: exo2769
I defend the Leddy and Hjalmarsson trades 100%. Go look at the Murphy Hammer deltas since the trade. Murphy wins in just about every single one. I'm being 100% serious. Panarin is debatable. 1 year of a stud or 3 years of a cost controlled Saad. I can see the debate there. The Hawks couldn't resign Panarin...thus SOME TYPE of trade was going to happen. Whether this trade was the best one available is the question. It's not like he's scored ANY goals for CBJ this year...so I tend to be ok with it.
Kubalik alone? That's a little insulting to Bowman. What do you think about Lehner? He sucks. What do you think about 0 games for either Forlsing or Forsberg? Yeah DeHaan Sucks too. What do you think about Carpenter... He suck too? How about getting Kahun for literally Nothing? Bad move? nope. Was the Kahun for Maata a bad move...I'd actually say NO. Kahun isn't changing this team. The combo of DeHaan and Maata might have. I'm 1,000% ok with that trade. Don't forget that Kahun's bonuses are crazy too for next year. Heck, what about ZSmith?! Our historic terrible PK last year is top 10 this year AND for a lower cap hit. AA isn't doing JACK for OTT. He's made GREAT moves this year. Not good. GREAT.
***EDIT*** Joki is the only trade out of your examples that I'm really upset with. That's it. I get Danault. He wasn't doing much in CHI and Stan was trying to win the cup. Turbo was beyond 3 years, but IF we're going beyond 3 years. I'll 1,000% school you more! Who actually got Panarin for literally nothing??? Yeah...so I'm not trying to be an A-hole, but this time I'll admit it. If you get 61 goals and 91 assists for literally nothing...You should win GM of the year automatically.
First and foremost, this will 100% be a subjective discussion. FOREVER. I don’t care if the moves he made this offseason, on paper, they should have panned out fine. However, they didn’t. De haan was acquired with him knowing full well he had one arm essentially. Shaw was just bad, price wise. Maatta was okay. Anisimov actually has more points than Smith this year but whatever.
That’s just this offseason. How bout summer 2018? We were cash strapped, couldn’t sign anyone? So the answer was to get manning and Kunitz, amongst others. I’m not outright insulting those moves, but i am saying it’s pathetic to blame the inevitable poor play on Q. Hall of Fame coach? Or GM who filled holes around a core he didn’t create? I’ll take the freakin coach on his way to the hall of fame.
How bout the 2017 offseason? Best record in the west, but hey, let’s gut the team cuz WEEEEEE. Later hammer, you’re going to Arizona for a guy who hasn’t reached his potential yet and is constantly injured. Still won’t say we’ve won that yet, but it’s getting closer. Even better, some say we should trade Murphy!! Panarin for Saad? Decent two way player vs. boarderline elite. Decent two way player vs. boarderline elite? Decent two way player vs. boarderline elite??? You had two years to figure out how to fit panarin, not 1! You build around panarin. I mean Jesus you got him for free, great job man! Then you ditched him for two bad years of Saad followed by a decent year this year. So no, panarin and Saad isn’t debatable. Not even close.
Again, this is a “what have you done for me lately” kind of league. I don’t give a **** what moves he made this offseason that APPEAR useful. The moves hasn’t put us in the playoffs, NUFF SAID! Getting 61 goals and 91 assists for free doesn’t get you **** when you throw it away because you can’t fix the cap structure YOU MADE!!! Oh, I almost forgot, only a real moron could make Jason botterill look smart. Plus, leddy was traded for 2 career ahlers.
If we are lucky though, he might be around to trade Dach, boqvist, and beaudin. That’s his niche right? Trading first rounders? Exo you can keep schooling as many people as you want, but the team hasn’t made the playoffs in three years, so what’s the problem? Bowman? Colliton? Toews, Kane, and seabrook for their bloated contracts that BOWMAN signed them to?
BTW: you should seriously call him to see if he needs a new agent. Cuz this boarderline blind loyalty.