I’m struggling to to think of another deadline deal in recent history that’s gone worse than Coyle for Donato.
Obviously it didn’t change much for the teams: Boston are still on course as a contender and the Wild are still a bubble team at best, but Coyle hasn’t done much of anything, and Donato is a PPG player since the move and seems to be in on every damn goal for Minny.
I know some people said the Wild were gettingn a good young player when the move was made, but to see the impact right away, while the main trade acquisition struggles is pretty nuts. Maybe Coyle’s play has been better than the stats suggest
Edit: now Donato is over a point per game