I think the Jackets got ripped during the trade. I don't know about Foote, but I thought they brought Federov in to help develop and guide Zerdev (as well as translate ) And Zerdev seems to be coming into his own. I think it’s a bad move to trade your captain at this point in the season. The jackets did tend to do well later in the season, but they are not winning enough games to make the playoffs IMO.
I’m a Penguins fan myself!!! (Go Malkin) and they traded one of my favorite players, and 2 other’s that I don’t really care about. Yeah we got someone decent in exchange Marian Hossa from the Thrashers, but he’s going to want $$$ and he becomes a free agent at the end of the season. We can’t afford him With Malkin, Crosby, Conklin (I bet you wish he played this good with the Jackets) and I guess Jordan Stall. I would have rather seen Stall go then Colby Armstrong. Oh well. I never really liked the trades. You always win some and loose some. I just hope this trade helps us and doesn’t turn out to be a bust.