Redmondról:

As an employee of the St. John's IceCaps i've gotten to see Zach play the last 3 years. The first person I can think of when I see him play is Colorado's own Erik Johnson. He's a big guy but can skate and rush very very well. The first 2 years I saw him play he was a defensive specialist. Did everything right in his own end and chipped in offensively fairly well. Over the last year his game has evolved and he has become one of the better offensive defenseman in the AHL. With this his defensive game took a hit due to some of the offensive risk but he is still quite responsible in his own end. With the help of some NHL coaching I think he will find the perfect balance of offense and defense and has the potential to become a very solid top 4 defenseman.

Utóbbi talán túlzás, de megéri a kockázatot, ami amúgy sem túl nagy vele. Corbett is hasonló csak fiatalabb, valamelyik bejöhet, előbbi akár egy Holden-szintű steal is lehet. Reméljük ő is jó kezekben lesz nálunk, mint a tavalyi hasonló nonamek.

Maga az érintett a tegnapi napról:

"My main thing was that I wanted to get the best opp. I could to play in the NHL and Col was high on me."
"I'm a fan of how they play, they play fast and they've got a young team. It's heading in the right direction."
"It was "pretty cool" to get recruiting calls Patrick Roy and Joe Sakic: "Those were guys I grew up idolizing."
"Basically the bottom line is there’s no room on the right side on defence in Winnipeg. That’s all it came down to. It’s nothing personal."

Ezzel szerintem Elliottnak is kifelé állhat a rúdja, trade baitnek nem olyan rossz.