Behind The Scenes: The Wojtek Wolski Trade
by Brandon C. on Feb 26, 2012 11:46 PM EST
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As many of you know, I have a hidden camera inside of Glen Sather's official "trade discussion" office, and every once in a while I transcribe videos from completed trades. Although the Wojtek Wolski trade to the Florida Panthers was not a blockbuster, let's take a look at the discussion that led to the trade.
Dale Tallon (DT) and Glen Sather (GS) discuss a possible trade, but Glen struggles with Dale's name.
DT: Hey Glen, so any chance we can have Brandon Dubinsky? We'll give you a 3rd rounder for him.
GS: No can do Davey boy, we're holding on to Dubinsky for a possible bigger move.
DT: Rick Nash?
GS: Who the h-e-double hockey sticks is Rick Nash?
DT: You know, the forward on Columbus? He's available, you know?
GS: *looks up Rick Nash* this guy's available? I was going to go for Jared Boll! *Hangs up Phone* *Calls Scott Howson with trade offer, is told he doesn't have enough cap room* *Calls back Dave Tallon*
GS: Hey Dave, I can't give you Dubinsky, but I can give you Wade Redden and/or Sean Avery. They are the stars of the AHL, and A is before N in the alphabet, so you know they're good.
DT: I'm not that dumb. It's not like I would sign basically every free agent on the market to a four year deal in one off-season!
GS: Dave....Dave...how about Erik Christensen?
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DT: Who? *Looks up EC* .....Glen you already traded him to the Wild?
GS: Really? Coulda sworn John Tortorella was yelling at him the other night. Guess he was just yelling at the walls for not giving him enough jam again.
DT: How about Artem Anisimov?
GS: How about we go to the other end of the alphabet? Wojtek Wolski? He knows how to take a nice bath.
DT: Is he good in shootouts?
GS: He'll shoot you!
DT: Glen...just stop talking. What do you want for Wolski? A 7th?
GS: A 1st and Michael Vernace
DT: You know we shouldn't even be taking Wolski's contract off your hands, I just love the guys name.
GS: 3rd and Vernace, and I get to change your name to Davey Crockett in my address book.
DT: Can I at least have Avery then?
GS: Hahahahahahaha....no.
Deal done.
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That post's timeline should go back to at least a month ago
HENRIK LUNDQVIST OILS LIKE HE'S GETTING A HIMMER. DO YOU?
by RichieToGabbySCORE on Feb 26, 2012 11:52 PM EST up reply actions
“can I at least have Avery?….hahahahaha…no” lmao
by Prustyballs94 on Feb 26, 2012 11:52 PM EST via Android app reply actions
Very nice again Brandon :D
Rangers FTW!
by BleedsRangerBlue on Feb 27, 2012 12:22 AM EST reply actions
I can't help it...
Eric Christensen since being traded:
Games: 11
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Points: 0
+/-: -9
C’mon Eric, light a fire under your ass. Is this the most frustrating guy or what?
he’s not even on the team anymore and he still pisses me off.
by OhCallyMyCaptain on Feb 27, 2012 1:12 AM EST up reply actions
I mean the guy got a friggin chance to start over and he failed somewhere else already sheesh.
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by -19-AgainstAll on Feb 27, 2012 1:56 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
he did score a shootout goal the other night
They even called him a shootout specialist and that gave me a good laugh. I’m not sure why
by InTortsWeTrust on Feb 27, 2012 8:07 AM EST up reply actions
Dunno, I’ve always felt kinda bad for the guy. He seems nice enough. I’ve seen the interviews where he talks about how others think he has a lot of talent, but he doesn’t see it or how you convert it into performance. I get a feeling he’s just always overthought, overanalyzed things…and you’re never going to succeed that way, no matter how hard you try. I think he needs a hiatus and maybe some therapy.
how about we go to the other end of the alphabit
Insert witty comeback here
by birdmansns on Feb 27, 2012 2:27 AM EST via Android app reply actions
sorry to be serious...
but I gotta say, the Rangers do a ton of damage during the draft with the 3rd round picks and the fact we got one for Wolski, a good player but one that just doesn’t fit with Torts, is fucking amazing. If we got a bag of pucks it would be an incredible trade.
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