I wouldn't be surprised if the fit Treliving wants with a Brodie\Frolik trade is very specific thus creating issues.
He probably wants to trade Frolik as a cap dump for picks, but with his salary and the league wide cap crunch, thats becoming increasingly difficult. Frolik is a valuable player, but they need to make room for RFA's as well with an eye towards Mangiapane, Dube etc getting increased responsibility.
With Brodie, as we saw with the nixed Kadri deal. I think Treliving wants to make a hockey deal. Not a cap dump. Andersson and Valimaki are definitely ready and there is room for them. But what about Kylington and Stone? If Brodie is moved then one of those guys is getting fulltime duty. Which is fine if you're upgrading the forward ranks, but just for the sake of it? They may as well keep Brodie. For a team that is trending up, dumping Brodie for picks isn't the best asset management. The team could use an upgrade in the top 9, moving Brodie is the perfect way to do that.
Those are some pretty specific circumstances in a league that has some pretty fluid cap and player situations.
Realistically, the Kadri trade would have been the perfect move. I don't know what else is out there, but it I wouldn't be surprised if Frolik is essentially given away to anyone who will take him, and Brodie is with the team in October.
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