Brian Campbell was brought to San Jose at the trade deadline. (CP Images)
Seeing how it has been a month to the day since the lunacy of NHL Trade Deadline came and went, it's time to put the hindsight cap on and conduct an impromptu performance review of four general managers.
In a nutshell, it's a rather short story. If the current trend continues, three GMs should be asking for a raise this summer.
The fourth is, well, the Dallas Stars.
Put simply, if there was a return and refund policy on NHL trades, the Stars would probably be using it. Now that isn't to say that Brad Richards has been a complete bust in Big D. A point-per-game pace is nothing to be alarmed about. A 3-7-0 clip since the deadline is.
Up in Northern California, the city of San Jose may as well go ahead and knight GM Doug Wilson right now. Brian Campbell. 13 points in 14 games. Sharks are 12-0-1-1 since Feb. 26th. ‘Nuff said.
If the Sharks are the runaway leaders as deadline day winners out west, surely the Washington Capitals get that nod in the East. Sergei Fedorov has been a bad dream with six points in 13 games, but the unappreciated Cristobal Huet was brought in for the paltry price of a second rounder. All he has done is win six of eight with a sparkling 1.92 goals against average. Oh, and since deadline day, the Capitals are 10-4-0 and find themselves in the hunt for a rare playoff spot.
Just as the deadline was set to pass and it was announced that Marian Hossa had been dealt to the Pittsburgh Penguins, many were quick to anoint the Penguins as favorites to come out of the East. Not so fast there, cowboy. Hossa went down lame in his opening game in PA and has seven points in seven games with the Pens. Sure, the dirty birds are 9-5-0 since the deadline, but for a high-priced rental, you have to think the Penguins were expecting a little more production.
When dissecting the four biggest deals at the deadline, three of those teams involved are a combined 31-9-1-1 since pulling the trigger.
For those three, deadline day was a boon.
As for the fourth, not so much.