He has made 2 Blockbuster trades... here they are..
From Calgary:
Dion Phaneuf
Fredrik Sjostrom (Bottom 6 defensive forward, think younger Malhotra)
Keith Aulie (Huge framed D prospect, 50/50 chance of making it to the NHL)
From Toronto
Stajan (2/3rd line center, reminds me a lot of Vyborny)
Hagman (2/3rd line winger, he never really impressed me)
Mayers (35 years old, long time Blues, Gritty energy line player who is way past his prime)
White (Pretty decent allround defenseman, didn't see enough of him to make a judgement but
Toronto Fans seem to love him)
My take: Sutter has lost his marbles, seriously this is all he could get for Dion Phaneuf ?? Plus he's giving up a decent prospect as well, not mention a bottom 6 forward... for Stajan, Hagman, Mayers and White.. Stajan and Hagman allthough they are solid NHL level players are middle of the pack players, White is arguable the best player a solid allround defenseman, Mayers is just a dump.. Sutter really couldn't get a better package from another team ??
The second trade...
From Anaheim
JS Giguere (Surpassed by Hiller, but he's still an OK goaltender, can he become the old JSG we knew??)
From Toronto
Vesa Toskala (Ultra streaky goaltender, who has redefined slump on mutiple occasions)
Jason Blake (36 and past his prime, speedy with good hands, but especially the last couple of years has lost his scoring touch..)
My take: Wow Anaheim, really ?? JSG should still have some decent trade value and all they got was a Goaltender that redefined "suck" this year and a veteran who is way past his prime..
I have to congratulute Burke for being able to translate his unwanted pieces into Phaneuf and Giguere...
Howsen, really ??? You missed Phaneuf ??? We couldn't match Hagman, Stajan and White ???
