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Originally Posted by MarkGio
Probably a factor of several factors:
1) Treliving doesn't have a contract next year and has the pressure to take risks
2) The draft sucks
3) The draft odds sucks
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And most times I would say shoot for the moon if that's the case, not much to lose.
However, the expansion draft really ties their hands. You can't make a huge splash and risk exposing a player you want in your plans. You either go after guys that can be had for cheap that you wouldn't mind potentially losing, go for young players that wouldn't qualify for exposure, or you trade an asset you were going to protect for another team's asset.
A goalie is of course the exception here. Your current guys aren't locked up beyond this season, so if you managed to snag a starter in a trade that you like better than the current guys, then you can protect the guy you bring in.