Bobby Clarke

[jgrossman]

One thing I never understood about Booby C. was why ded he trade all those playes for draft picks. For example, I was shocked when he traded Cechmanek for only a 2nd round draft pick and Weinrich for 4th or 6th pick. I felt he could have gotten so much in return than what he got for them.

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[lancer247]

One thing I never understood about Booby C. was why ded he trade all those playes for draft picks. For example, I was shocked when he traded Cechmanek for only a 2nd round draft pick and Weinrich for 4th or 6th pick. I felt he could have gotten so much in return than what he got for them.

He was dealing from a position of weakness in both cases.

People knew Checmanek burned bridges with his team mates and needed out.

Weinrich was a mistake. He should have been kept for depth as was evident with Kappanen playing d in the playoffs. Clark was always a players guy and wanted to do right by a good veteran and send him to a team where he would play.

 

[jgrossman]

Also, I understand that BC wanted to get a 2002 1st pick to get Pitkanen. But still, he should never have traded Fedotenko.

 

[SaveHextall]

No qualms with dealing Tank as the main piece for the 4th pick of the draft.

Weinrich however made no sense. I still believe if we kept him, we would have won it all in '04.

 

[jgrossman]

I agree. We should have kept Therien and Vandermeer too.

 

[Sawdalite]

Between this thread and what I can only assume was what initiated it... the 2003 Team thread... I hope we can learn from this and understand Homer's tendency for keeping extra veteran D-men in the system to not again get caught short due to injuries... I believe Homer himself got burnt a couple/few PostSeasons back and had to rely on late season tryouts and young depth AHL call-ups in a dire pinch. Clarke's 2004 miscalculation on how being Mr. Nice Guy can come back to bite your arse was pre-Cap Era, but Homer is saying, 'Damn the Cap' as he not only has a high percentage tied up on D, but also insists on keeping some low Cap Veteran D-men in ice for emergencies... as witnessed with Gill and Gervais behind Gus as #8 and #9 rather than relying on the AHL unproven, while at times promising youngsters.