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Trade Helps Both Sides
by Paul on 12/15/07 at 06:53 AM ET
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from Bob McKenzie of TSN,
...the fact that the Ducks opted to trade McDonald, a centre, as opposed to a defenceman such as Sean O’Donnell or Shane Hnidy or Mathieu Schneider, did come as something of a surprise.
Some may look at the trade and decide that the Ducks aren’t as good now with Weight as they were with McDonald.
Fair enough, that is not an illogical face-value assessment, even though McDonald’s numbers are way down this season.
But in the grand scheme of things, this McDonald trade is precisely what the doctor ordered for the Ducks and will help the organization in ways you don’t immediately see.
Now, if you believed Corey Perry was going to be moved, or there was even some talk of him being moved, then you probably should not be reading this. Go back to the drama queen channel, you may find something you like there.
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Why does McKenzie sound so sure that Nieds will retire after this season jut because he pondered it so much after last? He’s still only 34 and definitely has a lot left in the tank, and there’s a good chance he’ll get a longer summer this year, which I imagine would make him hungrier to keep going.
Posted by NHLJeff from Pens fan in Chicago, IL on 12/15/07 at 02:14 PM ET
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I agree with McKenzie’s points about how this is good for the Ducks, but other than Niedermayer being on the team this year, the other positives are for down the road. And even then, I have to question, if he resigns Perry, that team still only has one line of scoring, and has tied all their money up in defensemen, so getting scoring depth will be a killer.
Even if we go with the assumption that this was a good deal for the future of the Ducks, it was far from the so-called “hockey deal” Burke told everyone he would get.
Posted by Nathan on 12/15/07 at 09:37 AM ET