Confirmed with Link: [VAN/ARI] Garland,OEL(12% retained) for 9th OA,2nd in 22,7th in 23,Beagle,Roussel,Eriksson

[arttk]

An individual player getting injured is not even remotely comparable to an entire hockey program shutting down operations for a whole year.

With your logic, players missing time = bust. I mean that is the gist of it, the consequence of hockey program shutting down is kids missing time, a lot of it. Injured players also miss time too, and sometimes they miss a lot. You can argue that injuries are worse because they might be able to even weight train. Even then, there are players around that managed to make the NHL despite missing a lot of time in junior.

 

[Canucks LB]

It’s absolutely crazy how much our boards hate this, yet everybody else seems to love it for us

 

[Jack Burton]

The OEL trade

Jimmy and the secret Aqua just gave up a 1st round PICK....,.,the 9th!



HOW'S THAT BENNING SUPPORTER!

 

[Jack Burton]

Please tell me how giving up THE 9TH PICK can help this team?

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

It’s absolutely crazy how much our boards hate this, yet everybody else seems to love it for us

I can see how objectively outsider fans might view it as a win on the surface. We gave up three garbage players for two easily superior players. We gave up some quality picks, but we got easily the better players.

The average fan of another team may not be intimately acquainted with our salary cap…situation.

I do feel this trade makes us a better hockey team today. But the long term cap situation scares the pants off me, and the cost of the picks we paid to obtain it feels too steep.

 

[Canucks LB]

Please tell me how giving up THE 9TH PICK can help this team?

at least Kent, Clark, MacT and Hughes were all gone.