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Originally Posted by MattyC
Not trading a decent player for anything less than what you deem to be his worth is not "sacrificing the future to placate the now". If this was a guy that was going be bringing back 1st rounders or top notch youngsters (ala Iginla or another star), I would agree. A utility player that might not net you more than a 3rd or lower? I don't see how the future is all that hampered by not gaining an extra 3rd or later on top of the picks we already have. Is a 3rd or 4th rounder going to make or break this rebuild? Highly likely that the answer is no.
Flipping him with a prospect from a position of strength for a player that is younger and at a position of need is looking towards the future, no?
Why do you people look at this so black and white? Trade him: Scorched earth rebuild!! Don't trade him: Only care about the now!!
There are things in-between.
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The reason it is black and white is that, by the end of the season, the value of Asset: Glencross to the Flames will be zero.
The future is always hampered when you take an expiring asset and hold it to zero rather than exchanging it for a new asset.