Still shaking my head at the Wings trading down and passing on Chychrun to take Cholowski. I mean, I know they cleared out Datsyuk's contract with that move, but in hindsight that didn't really matter too much.
Late stage Ken Holland was the worst.
The worst part was it was in the efforts to acquire a potential free agent that not only wouldn't have turned the Wings into a contender, but was also a free agent who was unlikely to even come here.
That trade was and still is a decent trade. In reality the trade wasn't Cholowski over Chychrun, it was likely Cholowski+Hronek over Fabbro or Stanley.
I suppose there are other ways at looking at this trade. I was really hoping they would go with Chychrun in that spot, and still wish they had. If he wasn't in the Wings picture then it's a moot point. I still think it was a terrible call on their part, and if they weren't looking towards Chychrun then it speaks volumes about how poor the NA scouting was at the time. Totally agree that without Hronek that deal is very poor.
Oh, I’m well aware of the intention behind them moving Dats contract, which is why I mentioned it in my original post. That part of the move turned out to have no real lasting impact. I think the mistake I’m making is assuming management would have taken Chychrun.
