by flyingelvii on Sun Jun 28, 2015 2:54 am
Never said it was a good trade but last I checked Greg Wyshynski and Jeff Marek, amongst other prominent hockey folks, aren't Bruins fans. Probably talked myself into the trade but Seguin was relative shit that year, especially in the playoffs with a disappearing 0-fer and general lethargic play, and likely wouldn't become what he is now in Dallas for a myriad of reasons, some legit, some bullshit. He certainly wasn't going to get center minutes and he was certainly an immature shithead, as many young kids are, even disregarding the Sox-esque smear campaign but he wasn't going to get to leverage a Benn type or a kick in the ass. The B's lost that trade by a wide margin but it was a lot more defensible back then. Even then, the trade gave them a President's Trophy via Iginla.
Boychuk is slightly overrated and currently overpaid and over-lengthed (non-TRE...though I have heard he does well for himself), which is made worse by the fact Seidenberg shredded his knee a few weeks after signing a new deal. He may have been the difference between a few playoff games and their current position but not by much.
And again, the fucking shift key.