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Originally Posted by sureLoss
bump. According to the latest Athletic article on Fenton's firing, the Zucker trade fell through because of an issue on Calgary's side
https://theathletic.com/1112113/2019...with-the-wild/
News UpdateThen, there was the Zucker cluster-you-know-what. Sources say there was a lot of resistance, even from some of Fenton’s hires, but Fenton came close to trading Zucker to Calgary for a first-round pick and Michael Frolik. Because of an issue on Calgary’s end, the trade fell through at the very last moments before the 2 p.m. deadline. The story got out, and that created a lot of tension between Zucker and Fenton, who initially denied the story to Zucker. More than three months later, Zucker was nearly traded again to Pittsburgh, but Phil Kessel wouldn’t waive his no-trade clause to come to Minnesota. |
If Fenton was willing to retain salary on moving granlund maybe he was willing to retain on moving Zucker.
Zucker at 3.5-4 while also subtracting Frolik would've been quite a deal. Worth a 1st definitely, given the term left on zucker's deal.