I see it as: Yzerman snubbed him in 2010, and then when he became GM, Marty asked for a trade (repeatedly). Yzerman sorta snubs him in 2014 and the request is made again and this time Yzerman does it.
There's a lot in between the lines of those quotes including "not the sole reason". So it obviously was a reason (and probably the biggest). And if the biggest reason was to be closer to home, why not include Mtl, Toronto, NYI, NJ etc on his list?
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