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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Depends on the team's thinking for next season.
Do they want to compete? Probably.
Do they trust Wolf to be the #1? Not yet.
So trading Markstrom means largely giving up this season and less chance of competing next season. So the price has to be worth it for that. And it probably isn't.
I realize that is counter to the desire for a full re-build, but we have no indication of the club doing that. So giving up their established #1 isn't easy. I suspect that the gap between the price they would need and what they can get is big. And won't be bridged.
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Do we lose a 1st round pick to Montreal next year too?
Imagine trading Markstrom, really bottoming out next year without an NHL ready #1 and then watching Montreal draft out high pick.