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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Even with a trade request (which I don't think was actually made) it was a bold move, as they say. Most pundits figured he lost it because "best player traded" and all.
As someone above said - any time a top player is traded there's some sort of pressure involved - from the player, from contract, from the cap and other players needs, etc. I'm hard pressed to think of a counter example.
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FLA traded Huberdeau and Weegar, I guess because they valued what was coming back in their direction. Isn't hat kind of what we are talking about? Vegas gave up tons for Eichel.
I don't want to argue over "bold". I would just say Treliving made a lot of very similar moves. Picks for players (which is not too different than signing UFA's), and trades of guys who didn't want to be here.
In the Huberdeau example, would Treliving have traded Gaudreau a year ago for a young player?