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AC · 04-12-2015, 10:20 AM

Yeah its quite obvious at this point.

Sven wasn't going to re-sign + he was going to be waiver eligible next season + he was already passed by Gaudreau/Jooris/Granlund/Ferland + soon to be passed by Poirier/Bennett/Shore.

Trade him for what you could get, and as Treliving said: a 2nd round pick was by FAR the best offer they had from NHL teams. Which is no surprise given Friedman's previous report that other NHL teams thought Sven would be detrimental to their prospects. That's pretty damning.

04-12-2015, 10:20 AM	#2008
AC Resident Videologist Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Calgary Exp:	Yeah its quite obvious at this point. Sven wasn't going to re-sign + he was going to be waiver eligible next season + he was already passed by Gaudreau/Jooris/Granlund/Ferland + soon to be passed by Poirier/Bennett/Shore. Trade him for what you could get, and as Treliving said: a 2nd round pick was by FAR the best offer they had from NHL teams. Which is no surprise given Friedman's previous report that other NHL teams thought Sven would be detrimental to their prospects. That's pretty damning.