Why are you making the argument that goals are the end-all be-all for a player? In baseball we count a run prevented as much as a run scored, right? I know it's nearly impossible to analyze, but there is (significant?) value in being able to prevent goals, too. If Loui scores 25-30 while preventing 10 goals more than Seguin over the course of the season, then they're pretty comparable players, no?Eddie Jurak said:It is pure idiocy to call Eriksson "comparable offensively" - even ignoring everything that has happened since the trade. Seguin's offense in Boston was far better than Eriksson's recent production in Dallas.
If Chiarelli really thought that, in terms of offensive production, Seguin for Eriksson was a short term wash, then he is an idiot and should be fired ASAP. I think he knew he was getting less than a 30 goal scorer in Loui. maybe I give him too much credit.
In your world, you'd probably trade Seguin for Bergeron straight up, since, you know, Seguin can score 50 goals and all.