3-way deals do happen, so if Sather really wanted to go after Seguin he being in Boston would not have been an insurmountable challenge. Just needed a little creativity, and get off his ass too, of course.
Not impossible, nothing is really, but I think Ryan was way more likely. Either way I guess it doesn't matter anymore. What can you do I guess...
Ryan was way more likely just because we'd be dealing with ANH and not BOS. Rumors were flying that ANH was trying to move Ryan and we easily could have put together a good package centered around DZ and Miller. I also think Ryan would have been the better type of guy to add. Much bigger, pure scorer. Seguin was also having problems with off-ice distractions. NY isn't the best place for a guy like that. What could have been....
Sather knows which players he wants to move, but its almost as if he gives up after another team says no to his initial offer for X or Y. Others seem to keep at it and get creative while he gets stubborn and moves onto the next team.
Right, which is why as crazy as it sounds, the fact that we say Sather does great in trades is a bad thing in a way. He only makes deals where he feels like he is robbing the other team. Either he gets what he wants fully, or no deal. And that is no way to be a GM IMO. That will stop many solid deals from happening where maybe we don't rob the other team, but still come out okay big picture. Take a chance. Sometimes it won't work out, but you have to be in it to win it.
