Regretting Rask

This made me cry. Never ever trade the WJC player of the tournament ever again.

Rask and you shall receive...

Well, this is the moment we have been dreading since the draft of 2006. Will the Raycroft-Rask swap be the beginning of the end, or just another strike against JFj in a long line of misses?

Raycroft definitely hasn't delivered what JFJ envisioned when he made the deal, but he is reasonably priced and could prove yet to turn into something the club needs. I'm thinking draft picks or prospects. Cause he ain't going to run the table and start the majority of the season, this or in the future.

Which leads us to JFJ again trading for immediate help in the nets. The Toskala/Bell acquisition seems to be panning out, with Bell assuming a more prominent role than most in the Toronto media expected. (I've been keen on Bell ever since I heard of the trade, though the jail time soured my excitement somewhat.) Of course, the picks would've been nice to keep and use, but that's water under the bridge. Toskala and Bell are solid NHLers, and Pogge is still doing developing.

But will he be better than Rask? That's another wait and see type deal.