Quoting: Hockyluv21
The only true UFA bomb for Sweeney was Backes, I'd say. I wouldn't say that he's been a "disaster" with trades, either, outside of getting precious little trade value for Hamilton relative to his youth and talent. Zboril finally becoming an NHL player helps that 2015 class a lot, especially with Lauzon also panning out.
Beleskey wasn’t a bomb? Signed him for 5 years at 3.8 i wanna say and scratched him, buried, him, and then paid for someone to take him with 50% retention.
John Moore for five years at 2.75 to be health bombed every night is pretty awful.
The Hamilton trade (I’m happy they moved him), value wise was a disaster.
We also just can’t overstate how big of a bomb the backes deal was. That was awful the second it was signed.
Reilly Smith for Jimmy Hayes who they had to buy out...disaster.
Giving up a third rounder for rinaldo might not be a disaster, but it was certainly bad.
The Nash trade was horrifically bad.
That deadline where he moved a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th for John Michael Liles and Lee stempniak was an absolute travesty.