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Originally Posted by Parallex
But the whole idea was predicated on the Pens electing to keep Fluery...
If they keep Fluery then they have to protect him via his NMC and by extension expose Murray. Which dramatically lowers the leverage they have in trade talks. Not only does every team know the Pens have to move one of them but they can also use McPhee to down bid the price on Murray via a Draft & Trade. Duhatschek is on a liquid lunch if he thinks Pitts could legitimately insist on and get Bennett + 1st.
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Duhatschek said they "may" keep Fleury.
The intelligent thing to do for PIT is to explore trade options for both of them and then decide which one to keep based on trade value and other considerations (age, length of contract, leadership, etc).
So they should explore the idea of moving Fleury (find out which teams he's open to) and explore the market for him from that subset of teams that is interested. They should explore the market on Murray to see what he could get in a trade as well.
They can't really make an informed decision about which one to trade unless they see what the market is for both goalies. Your analysis is a little off to me because you're saying if they restrict themselves to the one option then the trade value goes down. But I'm saying that they have both options open, the trade value is unaffected and they can choose which route they'd rather go.
Do they want to move Fleury for not as much and go with the younger Murray?
Or do they find a team that loves Murray and is willing to trade a crazy package for him?
Both options are open. So if you're a GM wanting Murray you're probably gonna have to overpay. If you're a GM wanting Fleury you can probably get him for a lot less than Murray.