They couldn't have a player with the largest contract in team history telling the world he "lost his love for the game." Period. He wanted to go and we were happy to grant his wish. The press would've been 100x more brutal if they kept him than they already are now. You make a good statistical argument, but you haven't once acknowledged this fact. He had to go, it's that simple.
- joevthree
That’s actually not true at all
MANY, MANY times i said,
“I was ok trading him...
as long as we got a good return”
Then i blasted the trade bc it sucked for us
And had to listen to ppl tell me that,
“Tage is an A level prospect”
-yeah, sure he is
“Sobatka will provide much needed depth”
“Better to have him here than one of the kids (who aren’t ready)”
-then ppl clamor all year for the kids to be brought up
And my personal favorite...
“Berglund is fast”
and
“He scored 17 goals in 57 games”
Etc, etc, etc
-never mind the fact that we were trying to make a 3rd line LW play 2C...
remember how that worked with Leino?
And then I’ve had to listen to ppl bash ROR all year long...
instead of just admitting that he’s a really good player
Today’s ridiculous quotes about him that make no sense:
“He’s already declining”
“So you’d rather have ROR than Dahlin?”
Just wow... like come freaking on
And again...
i said I’d be ok trading him for a good return
We absolutely did not get one
Maybe that’s the best deal that could’ve been made?
*i don’t think so, since it’s been reported that if we paid the 10mil then the return would’ve been better
BUT REGARDLESS...
1) the trade still sucked
2) now we are trying to spend all that Cap $$$ we saved with him, on getting another 2C
