The offseason, it’s hard to analyze and interpret games when they are not happening. This leads to a lot of time to reflect on the year that was, ups and downs, ebbs and flows, and the one main point of contention of which Pittsburgh Penguins fans most agree.
The highly criticized and often lamented trade of Simon Despres to the Ducks for Ben Lovejoy was just this.
Seemingly universally panned as an awful trade from the deadline on, it has given fans the time to look back and say what if, why, or huh?