Monday, January 10, 2011

Bonner on Deadline

Blazers GM Craig Bonner on today's deadline....

He admits he was involved in some discussions...

"We threw a few things out there...things that would make sense now and into the future, but like I said before we weren't willing to part with anyone on our roster. It's tough to do deals, and the deals we saw today... price have gone crazy this year. We stuck with our plan and we are going to keep developing our players."


On the high prices...

"Those are deals in the OHL of QMJHL... or even the NHL. Generally deals here haven't had that big of wow factor. There were some elite players out there. Giving away as many picks as some teams have had can sure set a franchise back, but it's sometimes the risk you have to take. I've never seen prices like that in my 15 years."


On the Thomas Frazee deal...

"I've said that the Frazee deal was our move and we are happy with that. I wouldn't want to be trading for Thomas Frazee today. The price would have been much higher than it was before the Christmas break."


On teams looking for some of the Blazers top players...

"There were some calls but I had made it clear earlier that we weren't moving any of those players. We have a plan here and we are sticking to it."

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