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Originally Posted by bax
I know the Flames don’t really have a need for Nylander per se, but if you’re in the camp that believes he is a dynamic talent then you have to at least enter the conversation.
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A Maserati is a pretty dynamic car. Doesn't mean I'll ‘enter the conversation’ by trying to haggle with the dealership.
When you trade for players under contract, you give up team assets. When you sign UFAs, you give up money. RFAs are the worst of both worlds – they cost assets AND money.
Normally there would be a tradeoff, but in this case it sounds like Nylander wants every dollar he would get as a UFA – which makes it a bad deal to trade significant assets for him. And I suspect the Leafs still have his rights because they are demanding full value on the trade – which is not worth giving when he hasn't agreed to a contract.
The Leafs want to screw Nylander. Nylander wants to screw the Leafs. The only way they can both be happy is if some other dumb GM steps in and lets them both screw him instead. Let Chia do it!