JumpierPegasus
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Haha, both. I also didn't like the Shinkaruk trade very much because you are giving up a greater possibility for something too safe. Especially when something safe is so easy to find in FA compared to the potential Shinkaruk was showing with Green at the time (and at where we were at the time, we obviously should have been rebuilding). It also applies to Goldobin, I think it was a mistake for San Jose to move a player like that, but they had more luxury in doing so because they had other players like Lebanc and Meier who were playing as good or better. When we moved Shinkaruk we didn't have anyone playing as good or betterIs the bolded referring to Goldobin or Shinkaruk? Like I said, similar prospects, but a huge difference in terms of what we gave up vs. what we acquired.
Gagner was an unnecessary signing, but again, Benning loaded up on vets to push for the playoffs.
And they shouldn't have been trying to push for the playoffs