# Official NHL Trade deadline thread **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 11, 2008, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-nhl-trade-deadline-thread/43281 "2008-02-11T12:43:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 47
**Author:** ![TheKID](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TheKID](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TheKID)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-nhl-trade-deadline-thread/43281/47 "2008-02-12T19:22:17Z")
> [@eclipsed](#): > > :lol: directly at YOU. :bloated: > > if you think that scrapping a team’s season by trading off quality players and/or not committing to long term deals with your star players when your team is in playoff contention is the way to run a franchise, then that makes you, sir, an idiot. :wiggle: > > the whole attitude that it is cup or bust is extremely short-sighted. this is what you need to do. > > 1. build a team that can GET TO the playoffs > 2. get hot towards the end of the season > 3. make some tweaks before the trade deadline > 4. play well and get lucky in the playoffs > > once you make the playoffs, you NEVER KNOW what could happen. so your whole theory of a trade deadline yardsale or forfeiture of the rest of the season is laughable. > > :drama2: What are you even talking about… And Obviously from this point sabres arent far out of playoffs, but that doesnt mean theyre going to make it? They had a lacking season, and them pawning campbell off for little wont make the team any better… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-nhl-trade-deadline-thread/43281)._