Player Discussion Is there anything redeeming about the Eric Staal trade?

[Bleed Ranger Blue]

Please stop.

Gorton is the GM.

Don't blame Sather.

GORTON IS THE GM.

Sather never made a **** ass trade like this in the last decade.

Clowe says hello

 

[FLYLine27*]

Clowe says hello

2nd, 3rd and 5th....Not as bad, but still bad. Clowe at least could put up a few points here and there as well.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Please stop.

Gorton is the GM.

Don't blame Sather.

GORTON IS THE GM.

Sather never made a **** ass trade like this in the last decade.

People hate Sather so much that they'll find a way to blame him for anything. It's like politics where you blame the bad guys for everything and absolve the good guys from everything. (Bad guys and good guys are entirely subjective in politics).

 

[FLYLine27*]

People hate Sather so much that they'll find a way to blame him for anything. It's like politics where you blame the bad guys for everything and absolve the good guys from everything. (Bad guys and good guys are entirely subjective in politics).

Exactly, then when the team does make a good move they will praise Gorton completely, then something bad happens again and Sather will get the blame again

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

2nd, 3rd and 5th....Not as bad, but still bad. Clowe at least could put up a few points here and there as well.

I mean, to be fair, Clowe had 0 goals when we traded for him

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Exactly, then when the team does make a good move they will praise Gorton completely, then something bad happens again and Sather will get the blame again

I mean it's already happened. When Sather made good moves the same people were crediting Gorton with it. Now that Gorton is the GM somehow the bad move was Sather's fault.

 

[NickyFotiu]

I mean, to be fair, Clowe had 0 goals when we traded for him

I did not want Clowe but I have to admit he played well before his concussion.

 

[Kaapo di tutti capi]

I mean it's already happened. When Sather made good moves the same people were crediting Gorton with it. Now that Gorton is the GM somehow the bad move was Sather's fault.

I have a feeling that until Sather steps down from being team President, this will be the norm.

 

[gorangers0525]

Well, I'd hope they're now aware that a 3C isn't the issue on this atrocity of a team.

 

[Bleed Ranger Blue]

2nd, 3rd and 5th....Not as bad, but still bad. Clowe at least could put up a few points here and there as well.

It was just as bad. Made worse by the fact that Clowe was an injured tomato can by the time that trade went down. Staal is not what I'd call durable but he looked like ironman in comparison to clowe

 

[NYRFANMANI]

Two ways of redemption:

1# the trade made you quit your Rangers fandom.

2# Saarela and both picks bust. That's the only way of redemption if you're still a fan of the team.

 

[SingnBluesOnBroadway]

Two ways of redemption:

1# the trade made you quit your Rangers fandom.

2# Saarela and both picks bust. That's the only way of redemption if you're still a fan of the team.

Not sure the second answer does it.

 

[Bluenote13]

What happens to Carolina's assets in the future has nothing to do with assets the Rangers once held as their own.

 

[NickyFotiu]

What happens to Carolina's assets in the future has nothing to do with assets the Rangers once held as their own.

If we can't judge the picks by the players actually drafted with them then we can not assign any value to them because we could have picked total busts with them.

 

[Ori]

I doubt Eric is interested in a pay salary cut to play on Rangers 2nd line or 3rd line, thoughts?

 

[SingnBluesOnBroadway]

I doubt Eric is interested in a pay salary cut to play on Rangers 2nd line or 3rd line, thoughts?

It's the Rangers who shouldn't be interested.