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Originally Posted by Blaster86
Trade should have happened three or four years ago. Instead of getting over-paid for him, they're over-paying to get rid of him.
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Easy to say in hindsight.
18-19: Bad playoff but his best season, tough to make the trade then
19-20: Injured in the offseason probably the time to make a move but you would have been selling low and he was a year removed from PPG and 34 goals.
20-21: This is when you should have just moved him for any return.
So really they waited one offseason too long likely and sounds like there were probably no takers last offseason either potentially.
Personally I would have rather they just let him play out this year and see if he bounces back at all and let him walk as UFA. Don’t like spending a 1st to get rid of one year.