PatrikOverAuston
Laine > Matthews
Roy? You don't even know that the Avs traded that pick? The Sharks drafted Roy
That's part of my point- there's zero comparison between that package and an established 2/3 defenceman like Adam Larsson. Sakic wishes he could have acquired that sort of asset for O'Reilly. Instead, he landed a bunch of scratch tickets.
Yes, Chiarelli managed everything perfectly. Rishaug prepared Oiler fans on twitter beforehand that Hall might be moved, Stauffer played a guessing game with Oiler fans the day before on the radio about the defensman they were getting to get everyone excited, then Stauffer was on the radio post-trade to talk it up. And he's good friends with the Oilers owner. He's a shameless Oiler shill who gets fed his information from the Oilers, nothing more.
...and many agents, including Meehan. Again, like the other guy, you not liking what he has to say doesn't make him wrong. You can wish otherwise, though.
He might therefore have some factual knowledge on things, but his opinions are hilarious. Wasn't it Friedman who basically started laughing on his show when Stauffer said the Hurricanes would have to add to Faulk to get RNH? His opinion is next to valueless.
Right, his opinion means very little- it's the same as any sports guy who tries to drum up talk in the dead of summer. But when he claims something is happening? When he's putting out smoke? He knows. He absolutely knows.