Two things particularly annoy me about this trade.
1- Kakko was 100% traded now because of his comments. I've seen a few people point out that his comments were critical of Lav (which they were), but they were more critical of Zib/Kreider (the guys who, per Kakko, were more deserving of the pressbox). Immediately trading a player who dared to call out the crap play of our "stars" only serves to further placate those "stars." I'm pissed because it's basically management's way of taking a shot across the bow of any player who would dare to hurt the feelings of the bromantic duo. Not only is this protecting the duo, but it also shows that the team CAN take action when they want to address a problem--they just refuse to do so with the biggest problems on the roster. The entree is rotten and these f***ers are rearranging the damn parsley.
2- I was livid when I saw that the team had been after Borgen for years. This is exactly like the Buchnevich trade, and it demonstrates that Drury has learned nothing from his biggest mistake (there were also reports that the team had coveted Blais for years). The problem isn't so much that they felt they had to move Buch or Kakko. They had a logical reason with the former and the latter was kind of holding their feet to the fire. It's that Drury has no concept of value. It's like buying a $10k engagement ring, having the girl say no, and then thinking, "you know, I've been wanting to buy a new $400 television for years. I'll trade this ring for the TV since I don't have immediate plans for it anymore!" Kakko entered Drury's trade pool, and his response was to spend that currency immediately rather than playing it out to maximize value. And this is the second time he did it. Drury is a dumb motherf***er.
Fire Drury. Fire Lav. Let the replacements trade Kreider and Lindgren.
