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Originally Posted by shutout
Why does he have to be traded for picks/prospects?
If we are looking for RW help why would we not get that than futures?
Winger depth is the easiest to do without so there will be teams that have a top six winger with controllable term that would swap him for Weegar.
Take the controllable asset that will help now and in the long term rather than just losing an asset for nothing.
Once teams see what they have at the end of camp there will be a push to shuffle and fill holes. If Weegar is not signed by then he should be traded to a team that needs defensive help and can afford to give up quality on the wing.
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Yeah, if that’s an option of course you would do that. The premise I’m arguing against is that if Weegar is not willing to sign you must trade him for something so he doesn’t walk for nothing… I made it pretty clear we’re in win now mode, so of course I’d want the team to trade Weegar (if he won’t sign) for an asset that helps us win now.