Thought I'd summarize my tweets from last night on the Shinkaruk trade. So here they are...
- Keep coming back to the fact Granlund was diminishing asset in Calgary & Benning still forked over one of his best chips for no reason.
- There was no reason Shinkaruk needed to be traded today. You had 2 more years of waiver exemption. Also 7 days until the deadline, where many situations could potentially develop. (Maybe Shinkaruk is a chip that could have put you over the top on a player you really want)
- Granlund has to be in the NHL next year. His NHL track record is not good at all. Why the urgency to get him now, or at all?
- I’m skeptical of Shinkaruk’s chances of panning out and I think there’s a decent chance Granlund becomes useful middle 6 player…
- But the thought process behind this trade demonstrates a lack of competence. It’s not 2005, management standards in professional sports are a lot higher in 2016
So there you have it. My thoughts haven't changed much today. This trade could be absolutely fine, or it could be nothing, or even a disaster. None of that really matters though. Sometimes trades work out, sometimes they don't, nobody has a crystal ball.
The problem with the trade is the thought process behind it. It's yet another transaction where this management group failed to maximize an asset or leverage a situation. This has been summarized by many as "death by a thousand cuts."
This is just one more cut for a franchise that can't afford to keep bleeding.
