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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
But usually isn't that how it starts. You get rid of the UFA's first, and start with others after.
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Order doesn't really matter when it comes to rebuilding. You just start getting rid of players when you get an offer you like.
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They did try to trade Markstrom with 2.5 years left. A guy who was having a really good year. From the sounds of it, it was a futures trade as well.
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If Holtz and/or Mercer were involved in discussions it then it's not a futures trade. It's a partial futures trade. You're getting both present and future assets.
Yes, Conroy explored the possibility of trading Markstrom if the right offer was made but he wasn't trying to actively get rid of him.
It's at a point now though where moving him would be just as beneficial to him as it would the team. He's not getting any younger and the team won't be contenders within the next two season either. And it gives Wolf an opportunity to take over the starting spot sooner than he would have if he backed up Markstrom and then took over.