Steve Downie traded to Colorado

[The Great Zo]

From Bob McKenzie. No further details yet.

[Sotnos]

You all are so fast

I about fell out of my chair here upon seeing that...can't remember what I went on twitter for now

Not too much of a suprise

[ChaseSpace]

The fuck?

[BurnTHalO]

Well, guess we know why the second guy was called up now. But man, if we thought we were being taken advantage of physically before......

[aapbolt]

Why send Downie? That makes little sense to me. He played hard and stood up for his teammates. I am really surprised by this move.

[BurnTHalO]

Originally Posted by aapbolt

Why send Downie? That makes little sense to me. He played hard and stood up for his teammates. I am really surprised by this move.

He also had very good chemistry with Stamkos. We must have gotten a very good return.

Originally Posted by aapbolt

Why send Downie? That makes little sense to me. He played hard and stood up for his teammates. I am really surprised by this move.

I think SY is going for speed, something Downie did not have.

From another thread from Sotnos:

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Per several tweets, we seem to have recalled Angelidis also. Reason unconfirmed, but most likely insurance for road trip.

[timothy]

Originally Posted by Donnie D

I sure hope and trust that there is something else on the horizon. Trading an NHL player for a pick that has less than a 40% chance of ever being a player isn't good.

I would think acquiring a 2nd 1st rounder is the prerequisite to making a run at Schneider or Bernier.

[NoSpin]

Very mixed feelings. Love Downie, but the return was pretty good.

My fears are that we stockpile picks, get our decent D and Goaltender, and are stuck with an offense that is severely lacking after getting rid of all our Downies/Moores. Sort of like a Bizzaro version of our current team.

This is the offseason where we see what Yzerman is made of, that's for sure.