Saint Nik said:BlueWhiteBlood said:Don't key me wrong, I liked the Giguere part of that trade too, but for me, getting rid of Blake was key IMO.
I don't know that Blake was all that bad a guy. A useless hockey player, sure, but I think the idea of him "infecting" other players is overstating things.
And the Giguere part of the deal, maybe more than any single personnel decision, probably cost the team the playoffs last year.
In one way I think you're right. I mean, it seems odd that they didn't get a good look at Reimer earlier on in the year and think "Hey, he's playing very well!" Jiggy was clearly not getting the job done but they, at best, split games between him and Goose. I think they could've given Reimer a shot earlier just to hedge their bets.