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Originally Posted by bubbsy
...So the way I see it is that the flames were on his No trade list, the avs were not. When the leafs/flames got deep enough in discussions, flames were granted to speak with kadri in the hope that he gave the green light, which he did not. He probably had no idea if there were any other trade options the leafs had for him. When the Colorado deal happened, they either wasn't on his no trade list, or sakic and the avs were also granted access to speak with him, and he agreed.
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Why would any team grant access to a player if there is no reason to do so? Kadri was under contract for multiple years, and free to be moved to Colorado without his consent. There was no reason at all for him to have a pre-trade discussion with Sakic.