Thread: The Mike Richards for Simmonds/Schenn/2nd Round Pick - Still Do It?

Originally Posted by PuckHead27

The guy looks Armenian must be the hair

Would I do it again?? HELL YEA I would.

Sorry Schenn, sorry Night Train. Good luck in Philly. Wish you the best.

Originally Posted by AlleyAlBee

I've still got my massive man-crush on Simmonds, and looking at what he's been able to do with Philly

I think you might be surprised with what a very high number of NHL forwards would "be able to do" with talented forwards around them in a system that pays no attention to defense.

I do not miss simmonds nor schenn, not an ounce of regret whatsoever. I was ecstatic the day of the trade and still on cloud nine a couple months after 6-11-12.

Richards could retire tomorrow and I still make the trade.

I knew I liked Mike Richards when he assisted on the OT game winner in the first game of the season. I think I started to love him when he fought Brenden Morrow a split second after Morrow clobbered Kopitar with a late hit in January.

Originally Posted by Hipcheck

If it meant automatically winning the cup I would have traded Schenn and Simmonds for Denis Tsygurov.

But could ANY team win the Cup with him unless he was permanently occupying the Davis Drewiske memorial chair?

I don't miss any ex-King. I root for the 20 guys suited up for any given game and even the 2 - 3 guys in the stands. I root for the guys in Manchester. I root for the guys in Ontario. I root for the prospects in Canada and Sweden and Russia, etc.

I don't miss any "ex" (especially my ex-wives).

Originally Posted by boy1der

I would add...

4) bringing up King and Nolan

The Kings added size and toughness with these two that previously was severely lacking. It almost immediately changed the Kings identity and playing style.

Even if the Kings didn't just win the Cup I would be saying that you do that trade.

Someone added the same #4 in another post and I totally agree. I remember when Sutter went down to Manchestah and then these two came back to LA. At first, my reaction was wtf. When King came up last year and Murray placed him on the first line in a classic "set up to fail" situation, he was not ready. And I didnt think Nolan was anything other than a 4th liner. But that extra year in the minors made all the difference as these two made a signifigant difference. Just another reason why the Sutter hiring worked out fabulously.

Now someone lock Fehr and Bettman in a confercne room, and figure this non-sense out. I want to see that a-hole Tortorella watch them raise the banner at Staples early October!