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Memo to Drew Sharp: It’s Not Just Us
by IwoCPO on 02/27/08 at 12:24 PM ET
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So Drew Sharp, based on zero hockey knowledge and his access to a keyboard, blasted Kenny Holland today. Sharp said he lacked the courage to make a deadline move. Sharp said, “that’s it?” regarding the Stuart trade. Sharp claims Holland should have harkened back to the days of unlimited money and mindless spending.
Sharp, as we know, is a tool.
Read on.
You see Drew, a few people other than the 19 here at A2Y disagree with you. Some of them even have credibility as hockey writers, or writers in general.
Eric Duhatschek, The Globe and Mail
Q: GMs always talk about the risk-reward ratio in making a trading-deadline deal? Did any of them nail it just right?
A: There were 25 trades involving 45 players and the one I liked the best was hardly discussed by any of the networks or bloggers — Detroit’s acquisition of Brad Stuart from the Los Angeles Kings for a second- and fourth-round pick.
Q: Really? Why that one?
A: Because Detroit’s recent struggles notwithstanding, they are the best team in the league. The Red Wings aren’t winning now because four of their top defencemen are all injured. Can you imagine how many organizations would stay competitive, with that amount of defensive talent on the sidelines? Maybe only Vancouver. The Red Wings essentially ran out of players in last year’s semi-finals against the Ducks; the injuries to Mathieu Schneider and Niklas Kronwall were both critical; and even at that, it took a lucky goal by Scott Niedermayer to turn the series around.
Keep reading Drew. Don’t let my claims that you’re a tool keep you from a valuable education. Read what Duhatschek has to say about the Wings’ chances after yesterday’s “failure.” Take a few notes, Drew. Learn a few things about how to handle draft picks, how to hold on to them, and how to build a team.
...the Red Wings should be eight deep on the blue line — enough depth to play four rounds, unless they get extremely unlucky again. And the fact that they didn’t give up a first-rounder to make the deal is key. In a 30-team NHL, the value of draft picks drops off considerably after the first round, even in what scouts view as a fairly deep draft.
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