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Originally Posted by simmer2
Good idea Spike, trading has definitely been down. My opinion is the teams lower in the standings still have way too high an asking price for an upgrade...that's why I haven't made a lot of moves. I did have one deal in place and still do but the Cheese room is an issue for the other squad.
For teams deciding to wait until the trade deadline, IMO value drops as more games are played. I'd rather pay for a player now and get more games out of them than trade for them with 2 games left in the season...I definitely won't pay nearly as much as I would now.
As for my situation, my team is playing pretty well right now so I'm not looking to make a ton of moves. I am still trying to upgrade Derek Armstrong (59) to a 61 or 62 OVR player but again I'm not going to make a move if I feel the asking price is too high.
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Not sure if this was referring to me but since ive been GM of the Avs, I have had maybe 5-7 trade offers, I am always the one sending them out. I have no problem with that, but like Slava said the only players people are interested in is my young guys (Perron, Wheeler, etc.) which make no sense.
Another issue I have are some GMs offering junk for a "rental" player in Mitchell. He is getting a grid deal regardless of who gives it to him and that grid deal will only be maybe 1 million more then his current contract. Unless its a blue chip prospect or a player currently in the NHL I will not trade him. Why would I want a guy who's been in the AHL for 3 years now and doesn't look like he will get out of there.
Heres my thoughts on the whole "making a push for the cup" and correct me if I am wrong. You give up long term assets to acquire an immediate upgrade reguardless of age, contract status, etc. For example if I traded Willie Mitchell for a blue chip prospect in the ECHL that would make perfect sense, you get a top d-man for this year and I get the long term asset. That is the current issue right now is GMs do not want to give up their top prospects who are 2-3 years away from a CPHL rating. Sure they might eventually get the same rating as Mitchell but thats not the case at this current moment. Now im not saying a Mitchell for Patrick Kane which does not make a lot of sense but a Mitchell for a lower 1st round prospect is not unreasonable is it?