2013
03.20
03.20
is no more mentally exhausting time in the hockey season than the trade deadline.
Teams must evaluate themselves. Do they have what it takes to win the Stanley Cup? Do they even have what it takes to make the playoffs? Do they need to scrap all hope of a Stanley Cup now and make moves that will bring them closer to the goal in the future?
The trade deadline has teams weighing the present and future, money, and ambition, the value of one individual versus the value of a group of prospects or draft picks.
This year at the deadline, we will see a few players switch uniforms, but most of the big names will remain where they are.
Still, the trade deadline gets the gears in our brains turning. How much is one player ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins
Teams must evaluate themselves. Do they have what it takes to win the Stanley Cup? Do they even have what it takes to make the playoffs? Do they need to scrap all hope of a Stanley Cup now and make moves that will bring them closer to the goal in the future?
The trade deadline has teams weighing the present and future, money, and ambition, the value of one individual versus the value of a group of prospects or draft picks.
This year at the deadline, we will see a few players switch uniforms, but most of the big names will remain where they are.
Still, the trade deadline gets the gears in our brains turning. How much is one player ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins