Ducks make big moves: Shut down line shut down
- March 5th, 2009
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well Murray made big moves at the deadline moving fan favorite Sammy P, huskins, montador, Moen and days prior Chris Kunitz. I for one have been saying that something hasn’t been working. Ive noticed the ducks would get burnt many times as teams have become faster since 07. Something wasn’t clicking, and obviously these guys might have been part of that non click group. Murry added some insight when he said the people that were traded had indicated to him they wanted to test the market. Maybe there were internal problems? Maybe people didn’t like the fact that others were getting big contracts and not them? Maybe the older guys (in terms of years on ducks) didn’t like the younger guys getting fat contracts. who know? what we do know is that the ducks pretty much got the same type of players back, except for two factors. they are cheaper and younger. lets not forget how we got screwed the year Dustin Penner decided to take the big $$$ instead of staying with his loyal fans. Think back when Paul Kariya said “screw you” to all the fans and left for big money. What were we left with? nothing but a useless jersey with the number of a player that went somewhere else. So while some of us continue to weep cause we lost good guys that told Murry they wanted to test the market; the other half us have got to wipe the tears and now look forward to what this is all about…….the cup.
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Yes, I’m a bit bitter towards Dustin Penner. Another long story… but he’s basically the reason I don’t chose favorites.
I think the bright spot in all of this is that we GOT something for these guys that we wouldn’t have recieved when they left to test the market. I was extremely disappointed to hear that about them. HOWEVER, if the Ducks had been a better team this year, I don’t think they would have felt like they needed to do as much testing. None the less, it IS the change we were all calling for. Lets just hope it takes us deep into the playoffs. Or just into the playoffs PERIOD!
I’ll miss em for sure…but can’t go back now, and it’s time to get this team younger anyway! The change was bound to happen.