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Originally Posted by GioforPM
That's the thing. You make the deal for Stone and cheer. Then you give yourself a huge off-season headache about his contract. And if you've already committed a lot of assets just to get Stone as a rental (and his rights), he's got a huge upper hand in those negotiations. He knows that you are pot-committed.
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That's my guess on what it's coming down to for the GMs.
Feel like the price will have to come down closer to Duchene / Hayes before he gets dealt. Can't really trade for him at the high asking price and put yourself in a spot where you have to re-sign him due to what you spent to trade for him.