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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Seriously? Florida would grant permission if the Flames demanded that as condition of the trade. Just like no one would trade for Tkachuk without first knowing for certain he would sign with them, and that would mean having his signature on a contract prior to making the deal, so the Flames would have to grant access to the player and his represenatation.
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Unless you're going to try to negotiate their full deals it's kinda pointless in this case. As others have mentioned, you are just giving Huberdeau a grenade to blow up the deal if he simply doesn't want to leave (see Kadri, albeit a different kind of grenade). And FLA doesn't want to risk harming their relationship with the player if the deal doesn't actually go through.
If the pending FA is the most important player in the deal, then of course you want more certainty.