No it was his first season where he was a whipping boy here. After that he was fine.
We basically have Paul Martin light in Dumo now.
- Victoro311
He was fine his first season....I agree. People thought he was a point producer and yes, I agree he was a whipping boy.
However, I specifically remember his second season not being very good on the defensive side of the puck. And I also remember Ray Shero's interview where he acknowledged Martin wasn't very good and he admitted he asked Martin if he wanted to be traded and Martin declined. The same thing happened with Michalek and Michalek confirmed he wanted to be traded.....and he was....right back to Zona.
The reason I remember this so vividly is because I was surprised Shero would provide these guys the option of being moved. I can't imagine that is a typical thing for GM's.
Anyway.... I don't know what his numbers looked like after season two, but I remember he wasn't as good as his first. It must have been bad enough for the GM to ask him if he wanted to traded.