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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Is it careless? Markstrom has an NTC. At some point, out of fairness to the people he was negotiating with, Conroy had to find out if Markstrom would even waive. You don’t want to get to the point where a dozen people on either end of the deal are ironing out the fine details, financials, etc. and then tell everyone “actually, sorry, turns out he’s not interested in a trade - call it all off.”
It’s a tricky situation, because you have three parties that all have to come an agreement, and one of those - who can veto the whole thing - doesn’t get involved until late.
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Sure but you're also dealing with an agent who acts on behalf of the client and can be involved all the way up to the point where markstrom signs the piece of paper. That is the last thing that needs to happen. And retention value isn't finer details that need to be hammered. It's a core part of the negotiation. There's no reason to get him to sign off until everything is done. And if you sign a piece of paper saying you're traded, you better be traded.