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Originally Posted by OverTheCap
I have to wonder if Torts would have been on board with surrendering 3 top prospects in Erixon, Thomas, and Miller, plus this year's first rounder which would have turned into a potential prospect. He has been a huge proponent of building from within and adding youth since his first training camp as coach.
When asked about the trade deadline on Monday, he emphasized the importance of not losing any prospects:
http://www.snyrangersblog.com/2012/0...ds-as-rangers/
If the Nash trade went down for the package that Brooks reported, it would be a departure from the philosophy and process that Torts has instilled. While Sather has taken a step back and let others in the organization take over when it comes to drafting, I think he was the one running the ship in trying to land Nash. |
The quote from Torts above is very important. And it's been repeated on numerous occasions. By Torts and every senior person in the ORG.
What's interesting is that the importance of keeping the kids together gets down played fairly often here. Especially when a "Big Name" becomes available.
Big names rarely work out for the Rangers. The kids we keep and bring thru the system appear to have a far better track record. Just my 2 cents.