Tripod
I hate this team
I took a peak just to see what I actually was saying last year, just to clear things up.#19 would have been overpayment for a goalie like Grubauer, but I liked the idea of moving it for Athanasiou. Of course, I have no idea if Detroit would have been interested.
I said I would trade #19 for Grubs if Mgt felt he could be a .920 goalie and a top 10 starter.
I said that I have not watched him near enough to make that determination
I said that I felt his value was around a late 1st....but that Washington would want #19 from us given we are in the same division.
I said that if we had the chance to improve the goaltending, we should not wait and hope on Hart because we had no idea how the transition would be.
I said a deal of #19 for Grubs and #31 could be a win/win for both teams
This year, Grubs had a .917 SV% and finished 15th for goalies playing 30 games. So not far off, but also not to the level I mentioned above. In the end, he would have helped our goaltending this year I believe. Christ just staying healthy would have helped.
But with better goaltending, maybe Hak and Hextall are still here. and if they were, Hart might not have gotten the chance he did under Fletch and Gordon. No way would have Hextall brought up Hart in December. So for that reason alone(Hak firing), I am glad it played out this way.
And remember, doing this deal was part of doing other things. I said I wanted a #3C and a Dman to upgrade on AMac. In the end, Hextall did none of the 3. Also said I wanted to trade Simmonds for a 1st+3rd liner....oh well....lol.
But hey, now this offseason, Fletch wants to add a goalie, add a C and add a Dman. Doing what Hextall should have done last year.