Brendan Smith traded to Rangers for 2nd (2018) and 3rd (2017) Round Draft Picks

[brett 1,029]

Good return 

[Jersey Wing 1,521]

Again from Twitter, a poke at Rags fans

 

Dumb Bozo‏Verified account @davelozo  11m11 minutes ago

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When you thought you were getting Kevin Shattenkirk but you end up getting Brendan Smith

 

[kickazz 5,459]

Good riddance. 

Extremely overrated in Detroit since he was drafted which backfired and caused others to dislike him. That's what happens when players get overhyped. I remember some calling him the next Lidstrom.

Hope he does well in NYR this year so they re-sign him for the next 15 years and we can go back to developing some real D-men. Bring on Cholowski. 

Ha jk. 

[lwing 68]

Wait are we saying Holland is a genius now for one ok trade? I'm not hopping on this roller coaster. Big deal. He answered the phone and said yes. He still has too many failings to answer for. 

[Son of a Wing 1,644]

2 minutes ago, lwing said:

Wait are we saying Holland is a genius now for one ok trade? I'm not hopping on this roller coaster. Big deal. He answered the phone and said yes. He still has too many failings to answer for. 

Who said that exactly? 

We're acknowledging when he does something good. Just like we acknowledge when he does something bad. 

It's not complicated. 

[lwing 68]

4 minutes ago, Son of a Wing said:

Who said that exactly? 

We're acknowledging when he does something good. Just like we acknowledge when he does something bad. 

It's not complicated. 

Oh my god, relax. 

[Son of a Wing 1,644]

5 minutes ago, lwing said:

Oh my god, relax. 

Oh the irony of that statement 

[kickazz 5,459]

21 minutes ago, lwing said:

Wait are we saying Holland is a genius now for one ok trade? I'm not hopping on this roller coaster. Big deal. He answered the phone and said yes. He still has too many failings to answer for. 

Relax

10 minutes ago, lwing said:

Oh my god, relax. 

Listen to this guy.

Oh. Nvm. 

[lwing 68]

I'm very relaxed. Comes from hard work and being in control of one's life. Went away to look at my retirement funds and investments. Market is a down a little today, but having a well thought out balanced portfolio keeps me cool every day. So, keep posting boys and I'll go back to my money. 

[ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022]

Just now, lwing said:

I'm very relaxed. Comes from hard work and being in control of one's life. Went away to look at my retirement funds and investments. Market is a down a little today, but having a well thought out balanced portfolio keeps me cool every day. So, keep posting boys and I'll go back to my money. 

Chill then Richie Rich

[lwing 68]

8 minutes ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said:

Chill then Richie Rich

Richie was born rich, but he was a good kid.

[ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022]

5 minutes ago, lwing said:

Richie was born rich, but he was a good kid.

Never saw the movie. Was too busy working and being in control of my investments.

[kickazz 5,459]

2 minutes ago, Jonas Mahonas said:

How is using a first round pick, spending 7 years developing him into a capable defenseman in his prime, and then trading him away for a 2nd and 3rd a "good job"?  The Wings are in a bad way right now.  They could have every 1st round pick next year, and it wouldnt matter.  I guess most people still haven't come to realize that our GM has no idea what he's doing.  Cleary, Miller, long term contract after long term contract.  You'd think everybody would realize that Holland is the biggest problem we have.  

 

Oh well, just sucks for us.  I'm sure Smith isn't shedding any tears.  Getting traded from the Red Wings must feel like breaking out of prison.

And you were hoping he would stay in that prison and get his contract extended. You meanie. 

Edited March 1, 2017 by kickazz

[mackel 674]

1 hour ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said:

Never saw the movie. Was too busy working and being in control of my investments.

You sound like a "control enthusiast"...

[chaps80 1,591]

6 hours ago, Barrie said:

So far so good, Holland has got us a 2nd rounder and two 3rd rounders, for 2 guys that probably won't be on the team next year. I was reading Smith's agent turned down 3 years at $3.5 Million a year.

Turned down 3 years at $3.5 million per? What an idiot. Oh well, i'm glad he didn't take it. Lol

[joesuffP 1,746]

whats a portfolio

[ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022]

45 minutes ago, mackel said:

You sound like a "control enthusiast"...

I am. Portfolios son

[kliq 3,755]

3 hours ago, lwing said:

I'm very relaxed. Comes from hard work and being in control of one's life. Went away to look at my retirement funds and investments. Market is a down a little today, but having a well thought out balanced portfolio keeps me cool every day. So, keep posting boys and I'll go back to my money. 

I have always found in life, when a person has to always talk about how great they are, there is usually a reason, and it's generally not because they are great.

[ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022]

14 minutes ago, Jonas Mahonas said:

And yet you wont let anyone else talk about others being great.  Strange

Burn book hof 

[kliq 3,755]

34 minutes ago, Jonas Mahonas said:

And yet you wont let anyone else talk about others being great.  Strange

I didn't realize I had the ability to let or not let you do anything. I hereby give you permission to discuss how great anyone is.

Edited March 1, 2017 by kliq

[xault 272]

1 hour ago, kliq said:

I didn't realize I had the ability to let or not let you do anything. I hereby give you permission to discuss how great anyone is.

E.L.E

[GMRwings1983 8,793]

Stay on topic guys, or I'll trade all of you to another forum for better posters.  I'm thinking the Wild boards, maybe?  

[kliq 3,755]

9 hours ago, Jonas Mahonas said:

Even Toews?  I want assurances!

I'll have to give that some thought. This may be a deal breaker.

[lwing 68]

On 2/28/2017 at 9:11 PM, ChristopherReevesLegs said:

Never saw the movie. Was too busy working and being in control of my investments.

Not the movie, it was a comic for decades. Part of general cultural knowledge among those reasonably aware and educated. 

[lwing 68]

On 3/1/2017 at 0:19 AM, kliq said:

I have always found in life, when a person has to always talk about how great they are, there is usually a reason, and it's generally not because they are great.

You are so wise. I found that when someone wastes their life posting on a hockey forum, they generally have nothing much to show in other areas of life and rely instead on a meaningless online identity vs the one the identity have failed to establish in the real world. Greatness doesn't equal money, but money can represent someone who took on responsibilities, made decisions, set goals and worked toward achieving those goals. When you are a grown up who has done all this, maybe you will understand.