Trade Deadline Winners and Losers

[YardRat]

http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Winners+losers+trade+sweepstakes/2640215/story.html

Winners = Pittsburgh, Jersey, Washington and Ottawa.
Losers include Philly.

Sabres were 'on the fence'...


They don't have a power-play quarterback and didn't get one. But they also needed some sandpaper up front and managed to secure Raffi Torres for a secondround pick. Torres hurts people when he hits, and he has soft hands for a banger.

[bflojohn]

Better than the loser category, I guess. Probably because they didn't do enough on the trade front. Torres is a fine peice to the puzzle though!

[OpIv37]

look at that- the 4 teams we need to beat all got better and we're "on the fence." Why do people continuously defend this POS FO?

[RockStar36]

Op, don't get bent out of shape because the Vancouver Sun said we're on the fence. For the record, others thought better.


Buffalo Sabres: If it's seen as a MacArthur-for-Raffi Torres swap, then it's a big upgrade and a big win for the Sabres. Torres helps the power play and becomes one of the leading scorers on the Buffalo roster. (http://www.lockportjournal.com/local/gnnlocalnews_story_062143735.html) He's singing for his supper as a pending UFA, and doing it well. MacArthur was given every chance to make an impact, and did for a month. Then he was about as satisfying as a Clark bar. (We're Snickers men here.) GRADE: A-

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Puck-Daddy-s-2010-NHL-Trade-Deadline-Report-Card?urn=nhl,225671

[DMBcrew36]

Hmm I'm a snickers guy too... sounds like a good move when you put it that way