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chiefs1111 · 07-01-2018, 06:54 PM

Blues get O'Reilly from the Sabres for a 1st in 19, 2nd in 21, Tage Thompson, Vladimir Sobotka,Patrick Betglund

**Gadzooks** · 07-01-2018, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by chiefs1111

Blues get O'Reilly from the Sabres for a 1st in 19, 2nd in 21, Tage Thompson, Vladimir Sobotka,Patrick Betglund

Well there ya go. Not bad.

Pasta Little Brioni · 07-01-2018, 07:02 PM

Cya Berglund!!! Not a bad deal to get O Reilly.

Pasta Little Brioni · 07-01-2018, 07:08 PM

Armstrong ****ing blows, but at least the O Reilly deal cleared some trash from the roster and got a good player

Rams Fan · 07-01-2018, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball

Armstrong ****ing blows, but at least the O Reilly deal cleared some trash from the roster and got a good player

Name one bad trade that legitimately damaged the Blues in the long term under his time as GM.

His worst trades have been Oshie(which he was hell bent on trading), Perron to Edmonton, and Miller.

Of those, only the Oshie trade might have caused long term damage for getting essentially Brouwer for one season.

Armstrong brought in Bouwmeester for jack shit, Schenn for a cap dump and two firsts, he traded Ryan ****ing Reaves for a first round pick, and he refused to overpay for Backes.

The worst move you could argue Armstrong has made was picking Allen as the future goalie for the Blues over Bishop.

Armstrong is shrewd when signing extensions and FAs in addition to being shrewd for making trades. He has shown consistently he won't make an overpayment for a player unless he's comfortable with that, with Miller being the lone exception.

**DaFace** · 07-01-2018, 07:19 PM

**** Ryan O'Reilly. That is all.

Pasta Little Brioni · 07-01-2018, 07:21 PM

Oshie and Bishop are reason enough

Dude is a pure garbage GM

**Gadzooks** · 07-01-2018, 08:44 PM

Why would anyone express the desire to leave to an employer? to be traded to Winnipeg for 3 months? That's the turmoil part they want to avoid.
I totally get it. I was pissed about Sundin, but I understood it. I was more pissed at the Leafs' failures than I was at Sundin.

NJChiefsFan · 07-01-2018, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Gadzooks

Why would anyone express the desire to leave to an employer? to be traded to Winnipeg for 3 months? That's the turmoil part they want to avoid.
I totally get it. I was pissed about Sundin, but I understood it. I was more pissed at the Leafs' failures than I was at Sundin.

It's easy for me to say not being in the situation, but I do believe that if I had loyalty to a team(and he claims to with the Islanders) and I was pretty sure I was going to my childhood team next season, I would be honest and let them get some assets for me. I also don't see the playoffs as turmoil over wasting away on the Islanders for 3 months.

**Gadzooks** · 07-01-2018, 08:55 PM

Have you ever been to Winnipeg? In the winter, you're fighting off polar bears, in the spring, they have mosquitoes the size of your head.

NJChiefsFan · 07-01-2018, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Gadzooks

Have you ever been to Winnipeg? In the winter, you're fighting off polar bears, in the spring, they have mosquitoes the size of your head.

Hahaha. No I haven't. I would counter with, have you ever seen an Islanders game in that arena? I get depressed and I'm just watching on TV.

Isn't Winnipeg like a half underground city?

**Gadzooks** · 07-01-2018, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by NJChiefsFan

Hahaha. No I haven't. I would counter with, have you ever seen an Islanders game in that arena? I get depressed and I'm just watching on TV.

Isn't Winnipeg like a half underground city?

You're damn right it is. To protect against the polar bears and mosquitoes.

**Gadzooks** · 07-01-2018, 09:06 PM

To answer your first question: I've only seen highlights of the SUV in the background.
What a pathetic franchise. Sure they've made some major steps over the past year, but they had this coming, just like the Leafs did with Sundin.

NJChiefsFan · 07-01-2018, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Gadzooks

To answer your first question: I've only seen highlights of the SUV in the background.
What a pathetic franchise. Sure they've made some major steps over the past year, but they had this coming, just like the Leafs did with Sundin.

The new arena and the area surrounding it actually seems cool but a lot of issues standing in the way right now. I'm not old enough to know the Islanders hey-day so they don't annoy me. Ironically they are kind of like the Chargers in my mind.

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Gadzooks MFIC Gadzooks's Avatar Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Tromsø, Norway	To answer your first question: I've only seen highlights of the SUV in the background. What a pathetic franchise. Sure they've made some major steps over the past year, but they had this coming, just like the Leafs did with Sundin.
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