Micklebot
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- Apr 27, 2010
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It was obviously a bad trade. He's clearly a step down from Turris, but it's not *****e's fault that Andy can't stop a puck, Karlsson looks like a hollow shell of his former self, Ceci thinks he's taking swimming lessons, Brassard's hiding under the bench etc. If a one for one trade does that much damage to a team, it says more about the core than the incoming player.
I think it's a bit early to be saying that. Prior to the trade, the vast majority would have agreed to the contrary, and the only difference now is watching 12 games of him playing an unfamiliar system on a team mired in one of the worst slumps I've seen this team go through.
I'm disappointed in the trade because of the first that was included. I think Duchene will find his way though.
I feel bad for Duchene though; he wanted out of Colorado because he was tired of playing for a terrible team in perpetual rebuild, and lands here at the start of our biggest slump in quite a while, and things are looking about as bleak as they ever have. Terrible situation, and may lead to him thinking about other options come UFA time.