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From: gdburns@lasspvax.UUCP (Greg Burns)
Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey
Subject: Babych for Neufeld
Message-ID: <744@lasspvax.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 13-Dec-85 10:17:52 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 13 10:17:52 1985
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Why did the Jets trade Babych?  The "franchise" simply never lived up
to his potential.  He was a tremendously talented defenceman but when
a boneheaded play was made on the Jets' blueline, Babych was all too
frequently responsible.  The fans used to get on his case quite a bit.
Worst of all, he never used his size to good advantage, something that
irked Fergie.  If Babych would throw his weight around, he would clear
up some space in his own zone.  When he rarely got into a fight, he
almost always destroyed the opponent.

Babych did come through on the offensive side and that is what the
Jets will miss most.  He is NOT their best defenseman.  That title
goes to Randy Carlyle, a fabulous replacement for Serge Savard.
This trade was coming for a long time.

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