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Originally Posted by tkflames
Completely agree with you about this happening, but I am always surprised about the lack of counterthink on this by NHL GMs. If you have two underachieving teams making a hockey trade, wouldn't you want to do this with 20 games left in a wasted season? That way going into the summer you have a feel for what you actually have and don't waste another season finding out. This is why a Philly-Calgary, NYR-Calgary, AZ-Calgary, Buffalo-Calgary deal makes the most sense to me now.
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Should note that I don't think NYR is underachieving...just that their odds of playoffs this year are low due to a tough division.