Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun 1m1 minute ago
Sad part of Hamilton trade is that now we won't get the drama of Peter Chiarelli slapping his former team with an offer sheet. Damn it!!!!


Hamilton can still be lost though even now, can't he?

Never been to Jersey I take it?
- Orphen22

Warehouse work there, too. Just about the same dirtiness.

I just meant a player like that.. I hope Murray can still make a trade..
- bluengold12

I guess they won't be paying Girodano $9M next year.

Sounds like Boston was trading him cause if teams offer sheeted him they wouldn't be able to match and in doing this got to choose the picks they wanted.

Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun 1m1 minute ago
Sad part of Hamilton trade is that now we won't get the drama of Peter Chiarelli slapping his former team with an offer sheet. Damn it!!!!


Hamilton can still be lost though even now, can't he?
- stashu

I would find it really funny, if someone gave an offer sheet to Hamilton for 4 1st round picks.

I guess they won't be paying Girodano $9M next year.
- BigStew

I heard the KHL is fun these days...

Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun 1m1 minute ago
Sad part of Hamilton trade is that now we won't get the drama of Peter Chiarelli slapping his former team with an offer sheet. Damn it!!!!


Hamilton can still be lost though even now, can't he?
- stashu

Don't think there is anything stopping Edm from offering him. Wouldn't that be funny.

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 5s5 seconds ago
Bruins were also offered much higher first rounders than 15th overall, which adds to strangeness of the trade.

I heard the KHL is fun these days...
- DynamicThreads

If he wants $9M, he may have to go back there.

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 5s5 seconds ago
Bruins were also offered much higher first rounders than 15th overall, which adds to strangeness of the trade.
- GilPerreault11

Guessing they didn't include 2nds though.

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 5s5 seconds ago
Bruins were also offered much higher first rounders than 15th overall, which adds to strangeness of the trade.
- GilPerreault11

Definitely Simple Jack territory now.

Guessing they didn't include 2nds though.
- stashu

Yeah, Boston needs to start stocking the farm.

WOW......Boston just made Murray's trade look a lot better!

Dougie Hamilton for Calgary's 1st and 2 2nds for a Young, Top Pairing D-Man.....How the mighty have fallen

Definitely Simple Jack territory now.
- BigStew

Boston used to make my eyes rain....now they make ma ma make me happy

Yeah, Boston needs to start stocking the farm.
- DynamicThreads

2nd's for the most part are pretty useless. You have an equal chance of picking a guy up in later rounds that will do just as good.

What the hell was Boston thinking? lol

WOW......Boston just made Murray's trade look a lot better!

Dougie Hamilton for Calgary's 1st and 2 2nds for a Young, Top Pairing D-Man.....How the mighty have fallen
- MEBSabresFAN

I still fail to see how these trades are comparable.
One was for a young goaltender and a decent vet presence and one was for a young top 4 potential D.

2nd's for the most part are pretty useless. You have an equal chance of picking a guy up in later rounds that will do just as good.
- BigStew

:shrugs:

Not our problem here in the B-Lo.

(frank) Boston.

Twice.

With a cactus.

WOW......Boston just made Murray's trade look a lot better!

Dougie Hamilton for Calgary's 1st and 2 2nds for a Young, Top Pairing D-Man.....How the mighty have fallen
- MEBSabresFAN

You said it

:shrugs:

Not our problem here in the B-Lo.

(frank) Boston.

Twice.

With a cactus.
- DynamicThreads

My Dad and two brothers are/were Bruin fans, can't see how they are happy today. Oh well, Eichel here we come.

Gonna call my buddy up and see if he has heard anything.

What the hell was Boston thinking? lol
- chilliard77

They got the same amount they were going to get if he was offer sheeted, but gets to use the picks today.

Not a great trade value wise but that's the logic behind it.

Guessing they didn't include 2nds though.
- stashu

I take the much higher 1st and one 2nd especially after reading Cullen's TSN article on where players are picked and their success in the NHL. 2nd round picks are a big crap shoot. 21st picks a smaller crap shoot.

So the Boston Bruins no longer own either 1st round draft pick they got for Phil Kessel. And Toronto wants Kessel out. That trade turned into a dud.

What does it say about my day that I read through 40 pages of comments...