TOR/TBL

[Mike]

To Toronto:
Taylor Hall

To Tampa Bay:
Jeffrey Skinner

[Nick]

To Toronto:
Taylor Hall

To Tampa Bay:
Jeffrey Skinner

F^#k it.

Confirmed. Mike is a bully, just saying.

[Mash]

This.Is.Big

[bills09]

Ugh I hope Halls hurt forever.

[Nick]

Ugh I hope Halls hurt forever.

If you don't have anything nice to say...



say the truth?


-> this deal is how enemies are made!

[The BBKL Insider]

Ya, like it for nick -- but let's see what's up with hall.

[bma]

wow..

[Nick]

Everyone waiting on injury result to comment?

No info, looked like a shoulder. If he's gone less then 4 weeks I lose this deal, more then 4 months and mike lost this deal. That's my breakdown.


Reasoning is future impact, hall with identical # to skinner and he's sputtering, barely scratching the surface of what he can do both in terms of both scoring and the physical aspect of the game.

But I do like Skinner's special team role moving forward, especially if the canes can fix their PP.

[Shep]

Nice one gentlemen.

[MSP4LYFE]

Pretty even swap.

[tyler]

had a quick business meeting last night over a cold beer ... Skinner was the man we talked about swapping for Hall, thnx mike!

[kyuss]

didn't see this one coming (ok, Hall got hurt, still surprised)

[Nick]

Only reason hall was on the market was the injury. Last year I let them fuck me over, this year they move. If I had tried to stay the course this year I'd have 4-5 bodies on the ir. not a good thing when trying to win.

[Chris]

What I don't understand that if you believe the team you had going forward was a winner, why trade them away when it's the last four weeks that determines the champion? Hall will have recovered by then.

[Nick]

Every week matters; it'll determine the playoff match-ups, additionally it let's you know what you can expect from a player in a given week. Every week has a little pride in it, and a nice measuring stick.

If Hall is out 4 months he won't be on form for the start of our playoffs, and no way to I get this return, if he's out 2 weeks nice for Mike -> but the # are basically identical as it stands and I def like hall more moving forward, but it's not a sure thing over Skinner.

[Mike]

I see your point Nick, but I'm obviously more inclined to accept Chris's logic. Sure, I want to win every week, but I'm happy (and have the depth) to trade for injured guys like Goli, Hall, Moss, and Mueller.

[Chris]

Every week matters; it'll determine the playoff match-ups, additionally it let's you know what you can expect from a player in a given week. Every week has a little pride in it, and a nice measuring stick.

If Hall is out 4 months he won't be on form for the start of our playoffs, and no way to I get this return, if he's out 2 weeks nice for Mike -> but the # are basically identical as it stands and I def like hall more moving forward, but it's not a sure thing over Skinner.

If your team is as good as you think it is, playoffs seeding won't matter.

[Mike]

According to HockeyCentral (according to HFB Oilers) Hall is out 7-10 days.

[MSP4LYFE]

Every week matters; it'll determine the playoff match-ups, additionally it let's you know what you can expect from a player in a given week. Every week has a little pride in it, and a nice measuring stick.

If Hall is out 4 months he won't be on form for the start of our playoffs, and no way to I get this return, if he's out 2 weeks nice for Mike -> but the # are basically identical as it stands and I def like hall more moving forward, but it's not a sure thing over Skinner.

Your playoffs are pretty much set regardless...

Round 1: Inferior team (be it 5th or 8th seed)
Round 2: Washington (division leader or not)
Round 3: Best remaining team (was always going to be the case)

The only outcome you potentially changed was the first round match-up, which IMO is a win for you barring a complete collapse. The second round is a constant, and the conference final is always the best remaining team.

[MSP4LYFE]

According to HockeyCentral (according to HFB Oilers) Hall is out 7-10 days.

HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA