Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 8/7/84; site ucbvax.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!mhuxn!houxm!ihnp4!ucbvax!citrin From: citrin@ucbvax.ARPA (Wayne Citrin) Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey Subject: Melanson to Minnesota Message-ID: <3615@ucbvax.ARPA> Date: Mon, 3-Dec-84 14:25:13 EST Article-I.D.: ucbvax.3615 Posted: Mon Dec 3 14:25:13 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 4-Dec-84 08:41:25 EST Reply-To: citrin@ucbvax.UUCP (Wayne citrin) Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 14 Summary: I just heard that the Islanders traded Rollie Melanson to the North Stars. (News travels slowly out here.) Does anyone else out there think this was a bad move? Melanson is as good a goalie as Smith, but he has many good years ahead of him, while Smith will retire in a few years. I can understand them wanting to give Kelly Hrudey more ice time, but I think Smith should have been the one to go (even though he is playing excellent hockey now). Perhaps the Islanders have another hot young goalie in the minors whom I don't know about. Also, the North Stars gave the Islanders their first round draft pick (Isles' choice of 1985 or 1986) which may have been hard to turn down. Wayne Citrin (ucbvax!citrin)