That's why you listen to TSN
The more I think about the deadline the more I like it.
Berra for a 2nd is a steal. He's a UFA this summer, 1 regulation win at 27 years old. If he does well now it's because of the Avs. He wasn't in our long term plans. Ramo is short term, Ortio and Gillies are long term, Roy can sneak in.
Considering that Penner got a 4th. He's played on the 1st line this year and has won a couple of cups. Hemsky got a 3rd and 5th and Stempniak got a 3rd. That's nice for a 3rd line UFA
Cammalleri situation was hard. You had to wait until Vanek and Moulson went and they went at 2:59 pretty much. If Burke was offerd a 4th or 5th everyone here tells them to take a hike. 3rd with retained salary isn't what you want. The reputaion is worth more than a late 3rd. Burke probably would've accepted a 2nd so. We have the cap space to re-sign him. We can offer him a lot. He's a leader as well. I think Burke saw what Jay got in the Iggy deal and Burke said no we need to change the reputation, we're not accepting crap for UFA's
If we re-sign Butler than it'd be fine. I'd rather have Butler than Billins. And you need our prospects to develop. Don't wantbto bring them up to early. Burke says Butler's a leader. If we can re-sign him cheap than why not. Although if I got a 3rd I take it. There was a market for depth Dmen. Robidas, Potter, Schultz etc.
I would've liked to become the "banker" like Burke said. Take a bad contract, take picks, make the floor, loose nothing. Burke did say that he had a 3 way deal in place but it fell through at the last minute. I assume it was Burke gets Heatley and picks, Minny gets Moulson BUF gets picks and prospects from MIN. Maybe even Cammy was appart of that but we don't know
Overall: B
If Feaster was here everyone would go bat crap crazy complaining that we didn't move Cammy or we got nothing and one of our UFA's didn't go.