There needs to be a sarcasm font.
Well, let’s be real. Would any of us wanted to see Mews dealt today? No. Ottawa has a good team but so do a lot of other teams. I think if we’d have done the Sarnia deal, it would likely have cost Mews and Foster plus some picks. That deal would have propelled us ahead of the Petes and North Bay IMO but I’m pretty conservative overall.
I wanted Morrison from day one. He’s still on the board. He is the reigning Playoff MVP and one of the league points leaders. He’s solid defensively as well. To me, he’s the best value available from day one.
They could snag Grushnikov in the same deal and fill the Import and OA spot. Then maybe find another player to play 3rd line with Tolnai and Stonehouse. I still think it is possible to win even without the big household NHL Prospect names. It would be a challenge for sure but doable in the aggregate.
Pinelli - Rohrer - Boucher
Foster - Morrison - Beck
TRADE - Tolnai - Stonehouse
Barlas - Gardiner - Gerrior
Mayich - Matier
Grushnikov - Costantini
Sirman/Smyth - Mews
Donoso
MacKenzie
Still a very strong team.