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Originally Posted by Sofa GM
Apologize for the question as it has probably been asked and answered numerous times on this thread already.
If a sign and trade is to happen with any of our players, are we able to retain on the final year of their existing deal as part of the trade or does that ability go away when the new deal is signed prior to being dealt.
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When people say "sign & trade", I assume what they actually mean is a "trade & sign"... which really just means the acquiring team and player are both interested in signing an extension shortly after the trade rather than playing out the contract and the player going to free agency. Basically, this is like the Stone and Horvat trades where they players were traded then signed long-term extensions shortly after.
From the trading team's perspective, it's mostly about allowing the acquiring team to talk to the player's agent to determine if the player is amicable to signing an extension and to probably talk about the money it will take to get a deal done. There's not any reason for the trading team to be involved in the next contract other than allowing the conversation to happen with hopes it will increase what the other team is willing to pay.
True "sign & trade" deals don't really happen in the NHL (except in special situations like the Tkachuk trade) because there's really no advantage for any of the parties to do it that way. As you say, it would also prevent the trading team from retaining salary on the current contract.