Quote:Originally posted by vbottas17@May 8 2018, 02:37 AM

Why not try to trade for future assets? I was prepared to do the same thing at #20 if he was available. I told samee this before the draft so he knew it was a possibility. We would have passed on the pick if not for finding a last minute trade. I think Samee just assumed that people would let him select his player even though there was nothing of value left to some teams.

Because you were never going to get future assets? Samee was clear, he told everybody, more than once, before the draft that he would retire on the spot if he was picked by someone else. Why would he give up assets to his team, when he could just retire, keep all his assets, and get his new player next season, for free? NEW was never going to get anything out of this, you never would have got anything out of this.

Quote:Obviously it's not worth this whole shitshow and I feel bad for Toivo and New England, a great person and an organization that has proven to be one of the best in our league for years.

I don't feel bad in the slightest for New England, and no one should. They knew what they were doing, they knew this would only reflect badly on them, and they still brought it on themselves. They deserve every bit of backlash they get for it. They were fully aware of what they were doing.

"I get these guys kidnapped a kid and held him for ransom, but you know I really feel bad for them, being treated like scumbags." Cmon man