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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
PLD to Winnipeg is one that jumps to mind. Jackets knew they were in trouble with the player and didn't wait to see if they could smooth things out. You're seeing this happen with RFAs too as teams are concerned about signing players. Just from this spring, Debrincat to Ottawa, Fiala to Los Angeles, Husso to Detroit, as examples. Get what you can and don't leave yourself open to the risk of dealing from a position of diminished returns or nothing at all.
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Those are terrible examples, not even in the ball park.
Hell, PLD was traded because he asked for a trade and Chicago is rebuilding (don’t know if you notice the fire sale approach).
Husso and Fiala were both traded less than a month before they became UFAs, not a year.
Give a real example.