Quoting: Knuckl3s
Yeah, I suppose, although after the Jake Bean and Alex Nedeljkovich trades, good luck convincing anybody that Waddell has won more trades than he has lost.
(First time I'm splitting a quote so I hope it works.)
The uncertainty with Bean not being signed made him not worth more than a 2nd, but it was hard to believe they could only get a 3rd for a Calder finalist, even unsigned. I think they were worried he'd go to arbitration and get awarded $4M. They decided he wasn't going to be their #1 and they didn't want to pay that much for a backup.
Quoting: Knuckl3s
I thought the Foegele for Bear trade was pretty even
I agree. I didn't like it at the time because I thought they needed a forward more than another defenseman, but then they signed Kotkaniemi, Jarvis became and NHL player, and Gardiner went on LTIR so it's worked out well.
Quoting: Knuckl3s
the Fleury for Hakanpaa trade was okay
Hakanpaa was only a rental and Fleury was signed, but I think it was good. Fleury was stuck and Hakanpaa was more what they needed going into the playoffs in a year that they thought they could win the cup.
Quoting: Knuckl3s
Edmundson/Faulk: Win
I'm not sure I agree with you on this one. I like Edmundson but they were both 1-year rentals and Faulk was the better player. They weren't going to sign Faulk but it seems they didn't try to sign Edmundson either, so I think it was actually Bokk, the throw-in prospect, where Waddell was hoping to get the win. Better than the prospect they got for Skinner, but he doesn't seem to have amounted to much so far.
Quoting: Knuckl3s
Skjei/1st rounder: Loss
Popular opinion seems to be with you on this one, but I think it was ok. It was a late 1st rounder which is not bad for a 2nd pair defenseman.
Quoting: Knuckl3s
Reimer/Darling: Win
Huge win. Darling was a liability and Reimer played great for them. Their only saving grace on Darling was that his contract didn't cost as much to buy out as Reimer's would have, so Florida was willing to make this deal.
Quoting: Knuckl3s
Niederreiter/Rask: Win
Big win. Pretty close to an old-fashioned hockey trade in that both players were struggling at the time and on similar contracts where they were both being overpaid by about the same amount, but Niederreiter was the better player and made an immediate impact in Carolina. He's had his ups and downs but overall has been a good investment. Nice to see Rask finally getting some of his mojo back in Minnesota.
Quoting: Knuckl3s
I don't know how you feel about the Hamilton + Ferland/Hanifin + Lindholm trade. Honestly, I just write that one off as a fair deal looking at the value that both teams got out of that trade.
I agree. Even with Dougie gone now I still say it was a great trade for both teams.
Quoting: Knuckl3s
Adam Fox is negligible to me in that trade since he was still unproven and wouldn't sign with either team
True but they flipped him for two 2nd rounders, which seems like a pretty bad return for a future Norris trophy winner, but I think they were a few months away from losing his rights for nothing so that's not a bad haul.