Really comes down to the relationship.
He seemed pretty sincere when he signed the deal that he felt it was structured in a way to make sure they could bring back the whole team. Bottom line it was certainly the type of deal that was being handed out around the league (Point, Boeser, Sergachev).
Hopefully the team has an idea on what he plans to do with the $9M qualifying offer. If they've already had that chat and it's just a number in signing a long term contract that makes sense for both sides (as in he has expressed he wants to stay here) then I doubt he's going anywhere.
If he's tight on the topic though I think they have to move him whether he's asked for a trade or not.
Same as Gaudreau. Get a sense of what he wants for dollars and term and if it doesn't work ... move him.
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