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GMTM. You are currently in the red failure zone.

Darcy never failed at the trade deadline :P

http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/jonathan_parker/ A scrub

What's the Etem/Moulson connection? LA/NYI trade?

I wanted us to trade for Turris. The guy clearly hated the Yotes and although he would never become a star, I thought he could become serviceable. I don't think GMTM is a bad GM (or assistant GM) but I want him to make the right moves, which to me, are the safe moves at the deadline

I wanted Fucale over Compher :P Clearly I have a thing against these guys... Oh well, it seems like the guy has potential. Just seems like a lot to pay for him. Let's hope it was the low seconds and he isn't a huge bust/having a one-hit wonder season

Shall we just close this forum now then? Obviously it is clear the GM wanted him, he paid a ######-ton for the guy. That doesn't mean it makes sense. Raycroft for Rask was once a trade. Just because GMs want a player or don't want another doesn't mean we (I) should just sit there and nod and say thank you. I do like us filling our HUGE prospect gap in wing by trading a defenceman

Bishop for Conacher was also a hockey trade made by GMTM.

I don't mind 'losing' a trade, but trading a lot for a guy who isn't a 'star' prospect and no-one valued 10 months ago just seems dubious. I also want Moulson, Ehrhoff, Stewart and Halak traded so this seems like an unusual step. There is a lot that HAS to be done, but we did this

It was 10 months ago!!! I get it that picks can be good in later rounds, but in the modern NHL how many truely good players have been hit on past the third round? Also how much can he improve in 10 months. We are talking about going from a lower 2nd liner on his team to the team star in 10 months

Goalies and European players before 2003 (rise of the true internet and youtube) don't count. The only late round pick who has truely hit is Jamie Benn No I don't - hence the asking people to explain it. I am saying on paper this just seems like a lot for a guy who was available for free last year and was deemed career minor leaguer just 10 months ago could now be traded for a stanely cup winnng first and a second

It just seems like a waste. We are meant to have the best scouting department but didn't spot him. GMTM is meant to be a good talent evaluator but didn't spot him. How much can really change in 10 months? He is a forward - the easiest position to draft. Not comparable to goalies

Haha. My bad. You're the one whining :P

If we have given up our second this will just be awful. He was a fourth rounder LAST year. In one year LA could have turned a 4th into the 31st and a second

What else have I complained about?

Can someone pelase explain this deal to me? We traded an AHL-all star and TWO seconds (hopefully not ours) for a 2013 4th round pick and an AHL lifer?

Stewart and Halak seem like they could be Sabres at end of today. Hopefully Murray's reach has not exceeded his grasp

Must be tough being traded from the best team in the NFL to the Washington Caps! New team, new city, new sport, new friends etc. quite the culture shock

What online video or radio channel is best for coverage today? TSN? (I remember having issues last year with them - probably cos i'm not North American)

Ironic Lou is traded in the one year for the least however many where these hasn't been huge speculation. My guess he demanded this after the Herritage classic slight. That organisation is worse run than te sabres

We are going to struggle to get to the cap floor, we don't need a salary dump. Drew is better than a third rounder. Unless it is a decent offer there is no reason to get rid of him. Someone has to play hockey for us

There is the 23-man limit for roster space and also the 49 (or 50?) limit for number of contracts a team can have (which will make our abundance of picks in the last few years a small problem in the future). If they have room to accept another contract but we do no - i.e. they have 23 players on the roster and 47 players under contract but we have 22 players on the roster and 49 under contract - and the deal was Stewart for Conacher and Lazar. They wave Conny (making room on the roster), trade Stewart for Lazar (contract number remains the same, the Sens are back to 23 roster players), we then make room by trading D'Agostini for a 5th and then claim Conacher from waivers.

Multiple trades happening? I was more musing than suggesting it as a viable option. However, it would be an interesting way to give a player to a team if number of contracts were an issue

Sabres have first refusal... An underhand move in a trade? (something to do with the number of player contracts we have - this gives us 24 hours to make room but gives them instant room to accept players?)

It's a game of chicken now. Everyone's waiting to see who blinks first