http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/b...-deadline-day/
Pretty interesting read that takes stuff from two NHL GMs, a scout, an agent and a lawyer for the NHL. Definitely a lot of logistics required and not coming down to two men trying to outwit the other.
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Originally Posted by The Buyer
Everything is done by phone. It’s a cold call. It’s the toughest part of the whole deal. It’s always initiated by the buyer, and when you’re making the call, just by making it, you’re telling another GM, ‘I don’t think your team is going to make the playoffs.’
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Originally Posted by The Seller
I try to keep things civil. That’s how I like it. I haven’t had anyone come in with an ultimatum—you have five minutes, take it or leave it. If I ever heard something like that I’d say, ‘I’ll leave it.’ And then I’d hang up. You have to do things in good faith. If someone went around trying to fleece [other GMs] we’d stop taking his calls.
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Originally Posted by The Scout
There are no mystery players at noon on deadline day. If you’re adding a depth player, you have your pro scout’s book on players who fit the profile and you also have a sense of the organizations that you’re talking trade with.
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Originally Posted by The Agent
[If you have a client who’s requested a trade,] a GM isn’t going to trade him because he thinks you and your client are good people. It doesn’t work that way. I laugh when I hear “trade demand” in the media.
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Originally Posted by The Lawyer
After 1:00 or 1:30 p.m. on deadline day [up until] the deadline itself, we’re just taking in information then passing it to Bill Daly’s assistant who will coordinate with the Montreal office to do all the necessary checks. So there are trade calls that we don’t actually complete until after 3 p.m.
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