Thread: Dueling Dunces?

Originally Posted by adgy-san

Wow. Who's dumber? The Islanders for making the offer or the Jackets for not accepting it?

Well it would certainly have given them tons of other picks to play with during the draft. Although I suppose from an organizational perspective, it could be an issue with the max number of contracts if you add an extra draft's worth of prospects at one time.

It is amazing Howson still has a job.

It will be interesting to see what he can do with Nash.

Here's a good argument for why it might not be quite as stupid as it seems.

Islanders' all-in trade offer to Jackets makes sense | Hockey | CBC Sports

A nice shout out to Thomas Hickey in there

I feel bad for fans of both of these teams.

Originally Posted by RoyalSubject

Here's a good argument for why it might not be quite as stupid as it seems.

Islanders' all-in trade offer to Jackets makes sense | Hockey | CBC Sports

And here's another.

Why Scott Howson Made the Right Decision - The Union Blue

Originally Posted by Palffy3314

I feel bad for fans of both of these teams.

I can think of 4 reasons (i.e. Stanley Cups) to not feel too badly for Islanders fans. OK, it's been 30 years, but still, that's 3 more than the Kings have. (But, at least it's not 4!!!)

Originally Posted by santiclaws

And here's another.

Why Scott Howson Made the Right Decision - The Union Blue

Can wrap it in a bow all you like, but it still seems like a bad decision. It's not about using all 900 picks they would have had, it's about having more assets. For a team in as bad a shape as CLB is, having more chances to pick up prospects is never a bad thing. Take some of the 2-7th picks and package them to get some more picks next year in a deeper draft. Quality drafting is quality drafting. Moving down two spots and picking up seven more picks is never a bad choice when there aren't consensus choices in the top 5.