When the Boston Bruins traded away Ryan Donato for Charlie Coyle, it wasn’t exactly met with widespread approval. The prevailing opinion seemed to be that the deal carried a lot of risk regarding what sort of player the young Donato may become.
Of course, when Donato then proceeded to notch up 16 points in 22 games in Minnesota Wild colours, whilst Charlie Coyle posted just 6 points in 21 games for the Boston Bruins, it would seem that the prevailing opinion was right – the Bruins had given up a really useful player for one that was average at best.