Peter Chiarelli has found a way to "not screw things up" here in Boston.
He didnt trade the Bruins first round draft pick at the deadline. He hired a great head coach. He signed most of the Bruins young core to long term contracts.
But you must admit, the Tim Thomas signing was a gaffe...and trying to trade him just makes Chiarelli look stupid.
Before the 2009-2010 season, Chiarelli signed Tim Thomas (who was 35 years old at the time) to a 4 year, $20 million dollar deal with a no trade clause...now Chiarelli is trying to trade him?
Memo to Peter Chiarelli: WTF. Why would a 36 year old goalie who will make $6 million dollars next season to sit on the bench wave his no trade clause?
Furthermore, why would a team want a 36 year old goalie who is due $6 million next season and hasnt been a #1 goalie since the 2008-2009?
When the Bruins signed Thomas, it was widely known that they did it for his past performance. Thomas had just come off of a Vezina Trophy winning season and he had been playing for relatively cheap money.
So the Bruins rewarded him. Now they are delusional enough to think that a man making $20 million to sit on the bench will wave a no trade clause.
Chiarelli has done more good than bad so Ill give him a mulligan on the Thomas signing. But you cant help but want to bang your head against a wall anytime you hear about them trying to trade Thomas.
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