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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
I have a ton of respect for what the Sharks did last season. They were on the cusp of the playoffs right around the trade deadline, but made a decision on two players (Clowe and Murray) who were not going to be returning to their team. The Sharks also knew that their cupboards in the minors were looking fairly barren.
Despite being close, they made those trades netting a whole whack of 2nd round picks in the next few years.
They stuck to their long term vision and organizational plan, trading away two players who were not in their long term plans without getting caught up in their current position in the standings.
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Summed up my thoughts exactly.
Playoff position or not, Beaster better not hang on to Stempniak/Stajan/Cammalleri only to lose them in summer to free agency.