maplepred
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- Aug 14, 2011
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WTF??
Why would we make this trade?? I like Hartman, nice pickup, but not at that cost...
Why would we make this trade?? I like Hartman, nice pickup, but not at that cost...
He is still on his entry level contract and is RFA this summer. So he is under team control for ~4 more years.Maybe I am not seeing it but is this guy a rental or do we have him next year as well?
Maybe I am not seeing it but is this guy a rental or do we have him next year as well?
Maple, it doesn't seem like you have a grasp on the prices at this deadline. There are big names out there so the price for trades has been heightened. You have to base your trades on deals that have been made today and a few days leading up, And the prices have been high.
Hartman is an RFA and is 23 years old and was a 1st round pick. The price was definitely high, but that's simply the price to play the game. I trust Poile more than any GM across any sport. He doesn't get fleeced, so I am comfortable with this trade.
I'd have rather gone and scooped up Hoffman, but Poile did say in an interview that after everyone saw Tolvanen do what he's capable of, every team was asking for him in trades. I'm sure no one would budge. Poile felt he needed to do something so he goes out and gets a pretty good young forward with plenty of upside.
Sounds like I'm on an island here, but I'm really liking this move. He's a 23-year old RFA who's already proven that he can be a 20-goal scorer. We now have his rights for at least 4 more years. I'd take that for a late-round 1st any day. Ejdsell hurts some, but we didn't touch either of our top guys.
Certainly not on an island, at least not alone on that island. That may not comfort you though.