PLD on the wing pisses me off to no end. I’d rather have the three we traded away for the same cost.
I wasn’t surprised by trading Quick but it is still a gut punch. It sucked. The tribute was pretty good in the arena tonight. He does seem bitter and I don’t blame him.
PLD to wing is necessary to get him going again, but does sting pretty bad when we could just simply have had Vilardi or even Iafallo there likely outproducing him. The franchise desperately needs a center to take the reins from Kopitar and the organization has now shown they are incapable of finding one at any cost. It is disheartening.
As for Quick, he is a competitor to his core, and his demeanor has always been the same, especially with the media. It was clear that he was emotional, he couldn't hide it, but I wouldn't expect his words to be any different. He thinks that if he acknowledges his feelings or LA then it is disrespectful to his teammates and current organization that he is loyal to, but make no mistake, LA is tattooed on his body, and he cares about the organization, his brothers for life, and the fanbase.
I would wait for his words/emotions during his jersey retirement, but he isn't going to say anything heartfelt by his standards after a loss during the regular season, that is just not who he is. He acknowledged the fanbase by his actions, that was enough for now.