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Originally Posted by GioforPM
The thing people need to keep in mind is that all you are getting is signing rights. It's like trading a pending UFA right before July 1, to a team that feels good about signing him (say, Jaybo). Or, put another way, you are trading a guy who you are now committed to paying whatever he wants, because now that Dec. 1 deadline is all yours, and you just spent a bunch of assets to get there. What GM wants that headache?
ETA: Is Toronto allowing potential trade partners to contact Nylander and his agent about the contract?
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I think any trade would require the flames (or any other partner) to have a deal in place before the trade call is made. The power in this is actually with the trading partner in this situation.