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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
Yep, and those teams exist. Toronto is a prime example and a team that has been rumoured to be asking the Ducks about their defensemen...
Even if the Sabres wanted Fowler, getting him now when he's available at the expense of placing someone like Bogosian on the unprotected list would probably be worth it.
Bogosian is making 5M+ for several years still, yet hasn't looked like a 5M+ defenseman for awhile.
Fowler stated publicly that he was surprised he wasn't traded during the trade deadline. Teams have been calling and trying to trade for the Ducks defenders for over a year now. They know what teams will offer what, and they probably knew they could trade with the Leafs or whatever team, had Vegas not agreed to a deal. It's not like they woke up today and looked at their roster and were surprised to see 4 good defensemen and 3 protection spots.
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I seriously doubt the Sabres would make that move. But there are teams that would trade Vatanen for the loss of a different guy, it's true.
But it's certainly possible that the Ducks have not liked any deal that has been offered for Vatanen, especially if those teams have tried too hard to take advantage of the situation. Sort of like how Burke decided not to trade Cammaleri in order to avoid being tagged as an easy mark, even though the Flames knew that they'd lose him for nothing later on.