who are we blaming for trading 2 second rounders and Aleksi Saarela for Eric Staal?
- jimbro83

All of you except me & the other Matt.

Slats?
- 21peter

if something bad happens, blame it on Slats, something good, give credit to Gorton

if something bad happens, blame it on Slats, something good, give credit to Gorton
- jimbro83

Attaboy, Jimbo

who is he?
- jimbro83

Gorton

All of you except me & the other Matt.
- mdw7413

they must have been pre-scouting Eric Staal heavily before the trade, I wonder what they saw

Cam Talbot - another bad trade by Slats...
Got greedy and supposedly turned down a late 1st
- 21peter

who are we blaming for trading 2 second rounders and Aleksi Saarela for Eric Staal?
- jimbro83

That one is going to sting, because you know the Canes are getting to get one quality NHL player with one of those picks.

That one is going to sting, because you know the Canes are getting to get one quality NHL player with one of those picks.
- tomburton99

...and the Rangers never got one in return...except for one game

- MidnightMarauder

they must have been pre-scouting Eric Staal heavily before the trade, I wonder what they saw
- jimbro83

I have no idea. Granted I didn't see E Staal play nearly as much as they did, but for the life of me I can't figure it out.

Also I think it was just a horrible misreading of where this team was at. Last year I would have been thrilled to get Staal, this year I just saw it as a waste.

I have no idea. Granted I didn't see E Staal play nearly as much as they did, but for the life of me I can't figure it out.
- mdw7413

There was heavy drinking and cig-a-weed before those games.

There was heavy drinking and cig-a-weed before those games.
- mames11

Sather breaking out the blunts.

...and the Rangers never got one in return...except for one game
- mames11

And I'll say it was a good idea at the time because the Rangers were "going for it." My bad on that thought.

So, which deal/ trade was the worse; Cally, Dan Boyle, Yandle, Cam, Hags, EStaal?

I am sure I could get this deal to work in EA's NHL 16:

Kevin Hays + Marc Staal >>> Edmonton for Yakapov + 3rd rounder. Maybe a 2nd if Rangers eat part of Staal's salary for this season.

I loved manipulating the trade system in those games.

I have no idea. Granted I didn't see E Staal play nearly as much as they did, but for the life of me I can't figure it out.

Also I think it was just a horrible misreading of where this team was at. Last year I would have been thrilled to get Staal, this year I just saw it as a waste.
- mdw7413

He looked like that in Carolina too, but the narrative was getting him to a playoff team would rejuvenate him. Yeah, not so much.

And I'll say it was a good idea at the time because the Rangers were "going for it." My bad on that thought.
- tomburton99

All your fault Tom....who was better Boyle or Eric Staal last year?

And I'll say it was a good idea at the time because the Rangers were "going for it." My bad on that thought.
- tomburton99

If it was just for a few prospects, then I would have gone for it, too. That 2nd rounder threw that deal way off.

So, which deal/ trade was the worse; Cally, Dan Boyle, Yandle, Cam, Hags, EStaal?
- 21peter

Cally was a great trade IMO....got them to the SCF and the conference finals in back to back years

I have no idea. Granted I didn't see E Staal play nearly as much as they did, but for the life of me I can't figure it out.

Also I think it was just a horrible misreading of where this team was at. Last year I would have been thrilled to get Staal, this year I just saw it as a waste.
- mdw7413

Hindsight is a...

Cally was a great trade IMO....got them to the SCF and the conference finals in back to back years
- TPC

5.8 cap hit for a 4th liner for the next 4 years. That is all

I am sure I could get this deal to work in EA's NHL 16:

Kevin Hays + Marc Staal >>> Edmonton for Yakapov + 3rd rounder. Maybe a 2nd if Rangers eat part of Staal's salary for this season.

I loved manipulating the trade system in those games.
- mames11

Yak is a f'n lazy primadonna

So, which deal/ trade was the worse; Cally, Dan Boyle, Yandle, Cam, Hags, EStaal?
- 21peter

Tie for first.

Yeah Call was added in along with 2 first picks for MSL, but without MSL they don't go the SCF.

Yandle helped them last year and this year. But failed to live up to Tanner's hype

Hagelin is a byproduct of depth and stupid luck. Look what he did in Anaheim. With the Ducks Hags got a few games with Getzlaf and Perry and stunk.

Cam Tablot byproduct of a superior team.

Cally was a great trade IMO....got them to the SCF and the conference finals in back to back years
- TPC

It kinda worked for both teams

Tampa, although grossly overpaying a third liner, are prime to make back to back finals and acquired high end assets for a 38 year old that didn't want to play for the team anymore.

For the Rangers, although it was at a high price, without St. Louis, there is no finals run.

All your fault Tom....who was better Boyle or Eric Staal last year?
- TPC

Would you rather live life without your left hand or your right hand. That's basically what you just asked. Both options are terrible.