Confirmed with Link: Dougie to Calgary

[NinthSpoke06]

Don't have the cap room to sign your good young player? I guess you ****in' trade him.

Meanwhile older players past their usefulness get to stay and ferment and drag the team into the crapper. Fan****ingtastic.

Yeah, blame Peter Chiarelli for this.

Sweeney is doing what he has to do unfortunately.

 

[alg363636]

i can't even enjoy the draft. now i just want to cry and im terrified of trading tuukka. i dont trust don sweeney at all

 

[Hali33]

Yeah, blame Peter Chiarelli for this.

Sweeney is doing what he has to do unfortunately.

Cap problems or not, there is no excuse in the world for that return on Hamilton unless someone put a gun to his head.
You need to be cap compliant when the season starts. Not today.

 

[NinthSpoke06]

Cap problems or not, there is no excuse in the world for that return on Hamilton unless someone put a gun to his head.

Maybe, to you.

But maybe, just maybe if you take a step back and realize the Bruins got more than what an offer sheet for him would have likely been.

To me, it's unfortunate we were in this situation but we are here cause of that ******* Peter Chiarelli who set this organization back a decade.

 

[chicoutimicucumber]

If he was seeking 7 million then thats too much. That number has been floated out there.

So it's a trade for cap reasons, because they don't see him as the Chara figure (@6.9 mil/7 yrs) to anchor the blueline for the foreseeable future. It's still a dumb move when defense is your greatest position of need, and you have zero other surefire top-four prospects in the organization. I guess the plan is to trade up to sign Hanifin (deal in discussion, not closed), bet on him turning out better than Hamilton in 3-4 years, then if it's not working out, trade him too at that point when it's his time for a raise? (That's not even counting the other trades they've had to make for a shot at moving up to 3rd.)

 

[Hali33]

Maybe, to you.

But maybe, just maybe if you take a step back and realize the Bruins got more than what an offer sheet for him would have likely been.

To me, it's unfortunate we were in this situation but we are here cause of that ******* Peter Chiarelli who set this organization back a decade.

Team didn't even know he was on the market.
No way in hell that is your best return.
Seguin trade pt.2

 

[Jean_Jacket41]

There was a logic behind the Seguin trade.

There is none to that trade.

 

[finchster]

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

Yeah, blame Peter Chiarelli for this.

Sweeney is doing what he has to do unfortunately.

Really? THAT is what he HAD to do?

Are you being insanely dry with your sarcasm, or do you actually believe that what we've seen today was the only way to deal with a cap problem?

 

[Mr Cartmenez]

probably forgot the part where the CPU-bruins told the CPU-flames to delete their number and never call again after that insulting offer.

You know a trade is lopsided when even the EA NHL CPU cannot get circumvented...

 

[Dueling Banjos]

Seems like a good time to spend savings on plane ticket, visit Boston for the first time...and burn myself in front of the TD Garden.

 

[ThorntonFightClub*]

Yeah, blame Peter Chiarelli for this.

Sweeney is doing what he has to do unfortunately.

Wrong.

First, you can be over the cap in the offseason. You didnt have to fit Hamilton's new deal in on July 1.

Secondly, you get out of cap trouble by dealing non key players, such as kelly, seids, smith, savard ltir (15.5 mill total btw)

 

[finchster]

Really? THAT is what he HAD to do?

Are you being insanely dry with your sarcasm, or do you actually believe that what we've seen today was the only way to deal with a cap problem?

They made Hamilton an offer and it seems like they didn't even counter offer. "Oh Hamilton didn't like it, he must be uncomfortable in Boston!". Then they trade Lucic (which I don't mind too much) and he admitted he didn't even ask Lucic's agent for a number to stay (I had an idea of what it would be). That's not doing your job as a General Manager. Even if they had to trade him, they have to at least ask what his price is.

 

[NinthSpoke06]

Really? THAT is what he HAD to do?

Are you being insanely dry with your sarcasm, or do you actually believe that what we've seen today was the only way to deal with a cap problem?

Not the only way.

But the best way to rebuild.

Absolutely, 100% not sarcasm. I am fully on board with both the moves today.

 

[PatriceBergeron]

Has a management team ever messed up a team as badly ever in any sport? Seriously wondering.

 

[Mr Cartmenez]

They made Hamilton an offer and it seems like they didn't even counter offer. "Oh Hamilton didn't like it, he must be uncomfortable in Boston!". Then they trade Lucic (which I don't mind too much) and he admitted he didn't even ask Lucic's agent for a number to stay (I had an idea of what it would be). That's not doing your job as a General Manager. Even if they had to trade him, they have to at least ask what his price is.

the dougie thing makes no sense unless Sweeney came out saying "it was tough to let go of him, but we got blown away by an offer"
It's pretty embarrassing that actually Calgary got blown away for their mid 1st pick...

 

[NinthSpoke06]

Wrong.

First, you can be over the cap in the offseason. You didnt have to fit Hamilton's new deal in on July 1.

Secondly, you get out of cap trouble by dealing non key players, such as kelly, seids, smith, savard ltir (15.5 mill total btw)

The goal was clearly to rebuild the system, secondary goal is to get out of cap trouble.

 

[NinthSpoke06]

Has a management team ever messed up a team as badly ever in any sport? Seriously wondering.

I agree.

That is why Chiarelli had to be fired.

 

[RedeyeRocketeer]

Has a management team ever messed up a team as badly ever in any sport? Seriously wondering.

This is top 25 weird for draft day for sure. Redkins and RG3 is pretty far up there to me also.

 

[GloveSave1]

Condolences to the Dougie Disciples.

 

[NinthSpoke06]

They made Hamilton an offer and it seems like they didn't even counter offer. "Oh Hamilton didn't like it, he must be uncomfortable in Boston!". Then they trade Lucic (which I don't mind too much) and he admitted he didn't even ask Lucic's agent for a number to stay (I had an idea of what it would be). That's not doing your job as a General Manager. Even if they had to trade him, they have to at least ask what his price is.

Why? lol that is the most twisted and ridiculous logic ever.

 

[HanktheHammer*]

The Bruins got a great haul for a good offensive d-man, but soft as a an DQ ice cream cone. The Bruins can restock their farm or use those picks to trade for Eichel from Buffalo. Even if the Bruins use those picks, its a strong and deep draft. Those picks will contribute in two years. Good job, Donny for cleaning up Chiapet's mess.

 

[Pia8988]

The Bruins got a great haul for a good offensive d-man, but soft as a an DQ ice cream cone. The Bruins can restock their farm or use those picks to trade for Eichel from Buffalo. Even if the Bruins use those picks, its a strong and deep draft. Those picks will contribute in two years. Good job, Donny for cleaning up Chiapet's mess.

Can you share whatever you're on?

 

[NinthSpoke06]

The Bruins got a great haul for a good offensive d-man, but soft as a an DQ ice cream cone. The Bruins can restock their farm or use those picks to trade for Eichel from Buffalo. Even if the Bruins use those picks, its a strong and deep draft. Those picks will contribute in two years. Good job, Donny for cleaning up Chiapet's mess.

Hmmm, interesting to see some rational discussion.

Maybe, just maybe the new management sees Hamilton, sees how limited he is defensively and decided to move on before they had to pay him $7M per year.

 

[finchster]

Why? lol that is the most twisted and ridiculous logic ever.

As a General Manager you should take all information that you can get to make a correct decision. I even said I wasn't against trading Lucic, but stating you didn't even ask what it would take to re-sign him is not doing your job as general manager. Twisted logic? judging by your posts you don't know what logic is.