That's a good outlook. I'll adopt it as well.I will enact a new "Pat Maroon Rule" for myself and be open to this.
I will enact a new "Pat Maroon Rule" for myself and be open to this.
Basically the wording I was going to use, just not as a BG diss though.I'm not upset about the deal, I used to like Bogosian a lot (he's gotta be one of the last Thrashers in the league right?). I just don't understand the point I guess. I suppose he's bigger and grittier so that's neat for the next 5 months, but he's a 33 year old expiring UFA who's clearly in the twilight of his career. Meh.
I guess this is what I've come to expect though. Moves that don't move the needle at all, but at least Guerin can say he's doing something.
Basically the wording I was going to use, just not as a BG diss though.
From a prelim search, sounds like Bogosian is a neither going to add anything offensively or really anything defensively. But that sounds better than Merrill/Goligoski who are actively defensive liabilities. If it calms down our 3rd pairing, for a 7th pick, I'm for it. He doesn't move the needle but those other two keep causing me panic attacks.
You can now credit both Rossi and Faber as key guys brought in under his watch...Not really a BG diss, it's kinda just what he's been doing for the last couple years. For the most part he's not really making any big moves for good NHL players or trading away guys for high picks, just swapping parts around. Obviously there are the exceptions with the Fiala deal and maybe the Greenway deal if you consider a late 2nd a high pick, but other than that?
You can now credit both Rossi and Faber as key guys brought in under his watch...
The list isn't exactly long though. Most key guys were acquired before BG arrived.
Because grit is where Bill thinks wins come from.but why?
I mean you generally know what direction I point at in this debate so I'll keep it at that to avoid going off topic. I will say though, I can work with you say that Goligoski signing was a big BG failure, value wise and structurally and we are forced to get a guy like Bogosian. I hate Merrill but hard to argue vs a 1.2mil AAV.Not really a BG diss, it's kinda just what he's been doing for the last couple years. For the most part he's not really making any big moves for good NHL players or trading away guys for high picks, just swapping parts around. Obviously there are the exceptions with the Fiala deal and maybe the Greenway deal if you consider a late 2nd a high pick, but other than that?
but why?
Because grit is where Bill thinks wins come from.
I mean you generally know what direction I point at in this debate so I'll keep it at that to avoid going off topic. I will say though, I can work with you say that Goligoski signing was a big BG failure, value wise and structurally and we are forced to get a guy like Bogosian. I hate Merrill but hard to argue vs a 1.2mil AAV.
Apologies, I thought that the tone and message with sentences like ", just swapping parts around" was negative i usually attribute that to GM failures. So I was trying to find a middle ground with you and stating some his other failures that forced us to make this Bogosian trade, which is this specific thread topic. Sorry for that.Where did I talk about BG failures? or Merrill's value?
Apologies, I thought that the tone and message with sentences like ", just swapping parts around" was negative i usually attribute that to GM failures. So I was trying to find a middle ground with you and stating some his other failures that forced us to make this Bogosian trade, which is this specific thread topic. Sorry for that.