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I Loved All The Things That DIDN'T Happen!

June 27, 2009, 12:37 AM ET [15 Comments]
Matthew Barry
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1) Tavares - So Dreger and the Union Leader and almost everyone else on XM204 was saying Duchene was going first - THAT didn't happen and it didn't seem like there was ever any doubt it was Tavares.

2) Brian Burke's failure to move up - yes, he good a great draft pick and that was a CLASSIC sound byte of him telling Bryan Murray "we're taking your guy" - but what I loved even more was the look on his face when the Kings took Schenn.

3) As Ek mentioned, JayBo didn't move - Vinny didn't move - Jack Johnson and Alex Frolov are still Kings. Every time Bettman said "we have a trade" it was for draft picks. THAT'S HOW IT SHOULD BE - It was about the DRAFT and not trading players.

4) Flyers fans weren't given a box of chocolates after being used, abused, and pounded like a slab of veal. FOUR first round picks???? FOUR for Pronger???? That's just NUTS!!!!! The price just went UP, UP, UP on Heater and every other talented player. If you're going to pay 4 1st rounders for a guy with 1 year left on his contract and will be on the other side of 35, what's Heater and Gaborik and Hossa and all of the others worth?

Okay, okay, take it easy, I know Lupul was a complete salary dump and I'll be so happy not to see Prongers stupid grin in the West anymore, but still, Sbisa and 2 first rounders is still a serious price to pay - Now, tell me, now that you ADDED a million dollars to payroll, who gets dumped next?

5) How come the only player who WASN'T interviewed was Brayden Schenn? Hmmmm?

6) No free agent to be's rights were traded for

7) Twitter and Hockeybuzz servers didn't crash

8) Other than Schenn, none of my predictions came true... yet.

9) Nobody from Boston was traded

10) My plane landed safely and the boys at ESPNZone were awesome - Luc Robitaille was there and they gave away LOTS of prizes, and I got my picture with Heidi Androl (yum)

I gotta get up at 7am to do this all over again???

How did I let Ek talk me into this?
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