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Originally Posted by dissentowner
He is under contract for 5 more years, it doesn't matter if he has no interest in playing in Canada. If that is the case you acquire him, let him get back to high levels and hopefully either he decides he isn't so opposed anymore or his trade value goes up to where it should be and you get a boatload return. He isn't going to sit out and lose $10M in salary a year by not playing. Get the player here first, then worry about if he wants to stay long term or not.
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If his camp says "don't bother trading for him, he will just hold out for another trade to a desired destination" then you'd have to be an idiot to trade for him.