You did not. The closest you came was that same claim that he achieved .54 ppg only this year. I gave you that number and it is the last 2 years combined. The rest of what you say here, now is what Huffer said. You had not made that argument earlier in this discussion. This past year he scored .59 ppg. The year before it was .49 ppg and the year before that it was .50. The 3 years combined came to .53 ppg. The Tavares effect from .49 to .59? Quite likely but why are the Isles playing a 3rd line winger on their 1st line? Take a look at his stats compared to Drew Stafford. See for yourself.
Most Isles fans want to ship him off for nothing? Great! Done. Is that like 'most' Jets fans wanting to sell Kane and Bogo for an old jock strap? What some fans say on a forum is not data. It is not an argument although it will often start one.
You may be quite correct that I proposed offering too much I conceded that possibility right at the start but you are offering too little. If you can get those 2 players for 1 year of Buff alone I will nominate you for armchair GM of the year. I added 1 larg(ish) piece and a medium piece to Buff. Burmi is not a large piece. It is quite possible that Buff and the 25th would be enough. I would be only too happy to not have to include Burmi.
Safe to say that I am incredibly happy that you are not our GM. How much did people think Suter was going to go for when he was in his final year? Or how about Weber when it looked like he was going to move on? How about Kris Letang when he was a year away from free agency?
How much did Jordan Staal go for in his final year when it was well known he was only going to Carolina? How about old man Iginla at the trade deadline as a rental? Or Bouwmeester for that matter?
Byfuglien is an all star defenseman that is near the top of his class in points and possession? Why is he so different then the rest? Why does he get traded for a pittance and no one else does?
Age? Weight? Defensive Prowess?
All over blown. At the end of the day the facts about Buff are these. He is a high level dman. Great puck mover. Great on the pp.
More importantly....there are 24 teams that we can trade him to. Do you honestly think that not a single one of them can top that Isles offer for Buff alone if they truly believe they are a Buff away from a cup?
And you know why? Because it's all that matters. Not Draft and develop. Not prospects or picks. It's about winning the Stanley cup, and every single GM in the league is willing to sacrifice it all to get there.
Sometimes I think that we as Jets fans don't see that, because our GM is our GM....but guys like him are rare in the business. When teams get close, nothing is sacred.
LA, Rags, Caps, Pens, Florida, Isles, Ducks, SJ, Van(maybe), Detroit, TB, Minnesota, St Louis....etc
All teams that are not going to give a **** about the next year or the year after. Teams that genuinely think that they win the cup this year and that's just of the top of my head.
All the reasons that are stated for buffs value being **** are the reasons of fans not GMs. The exact same thing you called me out on before. To a GM though...winning is EVERYTHING!
For this reason someone will pay through the nose to get Byfuglien. Just watch.
Or he'll get resigned. Which ever.
Either way, Im done talking about this.