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bustaheims said:Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Yeah, you guys won that one. Not sure where Poile is going with his blueline thinking. That whole problem could go kablooie on him.
I don't know if I'm willing to give this one to the Habs quite so easily. The best asset they received was the 2nd round pick, which is right around what Gill was worth. Slaney, as we know, is ECHL/AHL fodder and if Geoffrion wasn't related to Boom Boom, we'd be writing him off as another dime a dozen 3rd/4th line grinder type - you know, the type of guy you can usually get for a 5th round pick. I'd say this was a fair deal all around, no winners or losers.
Well, Gill was no critical piece going forward for them, so since they got some younger assets I'd say they win. No claims to blockbusterality, of course.
What baffles me is what Poile is thinking here. Is he going to move Suter before the deadline? Does he think he can keep Weber after next year? Is he going to make a real push this year and hang on to both for the time being? Adding Gill, who would need to be re-signed, just seems odd.