Tweet of the Day — NHL Trade Deadline

Tweet of the Day is a segment that I'll be throwing up every day, as long as there is an interesting tweet on my timeline. I constructed a list on Twitter full of all the athletes, celebrities and other public figures that I follow. You know, the people you would actually be interested in reading tweets from. Unlike me (@SirDRob) or Beantown Chowder (@BeantownChowder).

Normally I'll pick stupid, funny, obnoxious or outrageous types of tweets from athletes who either can't spell, can't formulate words, or are too goofy to be taken seriously whatsoever. But today, I'm going with this John Buccigross (@Buccigross) tweet in honor of the NHL trade deadline. The clock is rapidly ticking down to 3 p.m. ET, when the final latch is closed on the trade market for the 2011-12 NHL season.

Buccigross has a good point here. Where have teams' balls gone? Grow some stones or show em if you got em, right? No one ever won anything by being mediocre. A lot of people may have questioned the Bruins sending away one of their better prospects last deadline in Joe Colborne. But let's face the music. Colborne wasn't becoming what we hoped he would. Instead of hanging on to a false sense of hope, we send him away. We send away Blake Wheeler — fine, he wasn't a huge hit in Boston. But a lot of people questioned the decision to get rid of Mark Stuart, a fan-favorite who played a solid role in our team defense. A prototypical Bruin. Taking those chances, however, brought home the first Stanley Cup that Boston has seen in 39 years.

I'm not saying the Bruins should mortgage their future to land a Rick Nash type of player. In fact, I already expressed my thoughts that I don't believe they will do that. They might land a smaller-name — and I do expect a minor deal to be made of some sort — but I'm not expecting the big fish to be reeled in. No major shake-ups.

But as an NHL fan — teams around the league should grow some stones. Why aren't the Leafs getting Rick Nash? Why aren't the Rangers or Sharks making the push to get to the next level and achieve the elite status that might lead to a Cup at long last? Why are teams so scared to part ways with their pieces? If you didn't win the Cup last year, then your team can be improved. Better yet, any team can always be improved. Let's see some action!