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<p><strong>TILBURG, THE NETHERLANDS</strong> - Trappers GM Joeri Loonen is not known for being avid in trading and is rather known to build through draft and free agency. Hence, many fans wondered if their team's GM was even aware that trades could be negotiated, frustratedly seeing deals made by divisional rivals.</p> <p>Soon after Christmas, the Trappers media department suddenly started to send out Twitter feeds with players acquired via trade. Was this a return gift for the lack of a white Christmas or will this mark the change of an era of virtually no trading. </p> <p>Tilburg Tribune (TT) arranged an interview with GM Loonen to find out and in parallel were able to bust a couple myths on the side.</p> <p><img alt="Yandle on his way to his second Tilburg Tour of Duty" src="https://cms.nhl.bamgrid.com/images/photos/298878662/1536x864/cut.jpg" style="height:422px; width:750px" /></p> <p><em>Yandle on his way to his second Tilburg Tour of Duty</em><br /> </p> <p><strong>MYTHBUST 1: GM Loonen does not know about existence of a trade market!</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>Summary of trade events</p> <p>Incoming: Brandon Saad, Derek Stepan, Keith Yandle, Vinnie Hinostroza, 6th rnd pick</p> <p>Outgoing: Patrick Maroon, Zachary Emond, Karson Kuhlman, William Lockwood, Grant Hutton, Andrew Poturalski, 6th rnd pick</p> <p> </p> <p><em><strong>TT - prior to the holiday season we sat here at the exact same spot where you stated the roster for upcoming season was set and you had full confidence to give opportunities for rookies to don the Trappers uniform. Did you lose your trust in rookies by basically stuffing the roster with veterans now?</strong></em></p> <p>JL- As a Trappers organization we will always look inside our own organization first before exploring for options externally. After our first week of scrimmages we felt our team was in need for some additional leadership. Aside from that we never want to pass up on a good opportunity when it comes around. This year we felt the trade market was very favorable as a result of some heavy bidding going on in the Free Agency market.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>MYTHBUST 2: Coaching staff praise will secure you a job!</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><em><strong>TT - in one of the first deals made, you traded away Pat Maroon who flourished after returning to the Trappers last season and helped propelling the team into the playoff semi finals. Recently you once again stressed his importance both on and off the ice and lauded his attitude. How come within a week of this statement, Maroon was shipped out of town?</strong></em></p> <p>JL- Let me start off by saying that Pat is a fantastic player and an even better person. When he returned to Tilburg, which was one of his desires, he stepped up great and was the driving factor behind a successful season. However the coaching staff felt that with the current set up of our team we would be better off with a more skilled winger instead of physicality and therefore we are delighted to bring back another long time Trapper in Brandon Saad. Who knows one day, Maroon can make it a third return and finish his career with us.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>MYTHBUST 3: Youth is well served in Tilburg!</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><em><strong>TT- You brought in veterans like Stepan and Yandle who have had their best years behind them and are currently blocking the pathway for Trappers, future. Why the sudden appetite for past glory?</strong></em></p> <p>JL - I challenge you to get back to me at the end of the season with this quote. Both deals can’t be seen in the same way.</p> <p>We felt we lacked depth at center and Stepan provides us exactly that combined with some experience and leadership in the locker room. We are confident he can still produce at 40-50 point rate when deployed correctly and with Stastny having indicated he wants to end his career in Canada after this season, we feel we have someone in Stepan who can fill that hole. When we heard he became available at a cut price we took the bait immediately.</p> <p>The Yandle trade should be seen in a different perspective. Albeit he isn’t the player he once used to be, he still can be a valuable asset on the power play and he felt he still had something to show for after having left the Trappers organization one year after his arrival earlier.</p> <p>With plenty of cap space left, we realzed we could use an extra defenseman that can step in, in case of injuries. We now have 7 defensemen who will be used in a rotation system.</p> <p>The trade wouldn’t have happened with the Hinostroza trade not being in place.</p> <p>The combined trades saw us gain a forward who is about to reach his prime and still RFA eligible plus Yandle for the price of Andrew Poturalski and Grant Hutton, as both 6th round picks cancel each other out.</p> <p>I’d say with that trade we create room for our youngsters to develop on the farm and at the same time strengthen our UHL team. I agree to disagree with you.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>MYTHBUST 4: Trappers will win the UHL next season!</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>TT- it is not going to happen but another elimination of the Mustangs would still be a viable alternative.</p>
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