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Originally Posted by Jimmy Krack Korn
Well, I guess we're never going to agree on this. I see it as maximizing assets. Not making the playoffs? Get what you can for an expiring contract. Making the playoffs? Be more picky, if you don't get what you deem acceptable? Say no if you think that player can still help you.
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Let's say we traded Cammy for anything we could get. Next time the Flames missed the playoffs, the GMs know that you'll trade your expiring players for anything.
So other GMs give you some crap offer like a 7th round pick. You can say no, but other GMs might call your bluff since they know you'll want to trade the expiring asset for anything. So either you get a really crap offer or you get nothing at all (if you don't do the trade).
Since we didn't trade Cammy for a 3rd rounder, the next time the Flames miss the playoffs, other GMs won't try to lowball you since they know that if they lowball you, you just won't trade with them (and they'll miss out on a good rental player).