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Originally Posted by bigrangy
It was definitely good value recovery for a player who wouldn't sign, but what were Sven's options if he wasn't traded? The Flames would have matched an offer sheet (probably) and while he is European, I don't think he was a flight risk like some other players (Nuke, Jaskin, etc).
But there was no actual need to trade him. Yzerman didn't trade Drouin and that has worked out fine. Chia didn't trade Yak (then he did, and still got a conditional 2nd).
That being said, if they actually traded him because they gave up on him, then it was a good move (but a bad decision, since he obviously is a player).
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Which GM in their right mind would waste an offer sheet on Sven? Especially when there was an outside chance he could have been placed on waivers.
I personally don't see a career NHL player in Sven, I see a talented entitled selfish whiner, who was butt hurt because he got passed over by more committed and younger players. Getting a second for him was amazing value, and was only possible because of how desperate for young talent the nucks were.
On a side note, Yak sucks and he'll be in the KHL after his contract is up. He's proof you can't fix stupid, Bust city! Terrible asset management by the Oilers start to finish with that first overall pick, but hey, they managed to salvage a conditional second for a lottery pick...... And somehow that seems like a win in your eyes????
NHL players respect and want to play for classy organizations that treat their players and former players well, I don't understand how you can see this as a bad thing.