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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Yes, it's asset management.
But you have to be cognizant of where you are. Trading Andersson while they are sitting in a playoff position, likely rips the heart out of that dressing room. The potential cost to that could be greater than the extra return you get by trading him now vs later.
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We traded Glencross in a playoff spot that was more urgent, but the team was fine after.
I don’t know how much of an impact it would have. Maybe immediately and to the vets mostly but over time it wears off. It’s a business and you always have to put the team first and the long term vision.
I remember when the Hawks fired Savard and the dressing room was in tears. 6 months later they had years of joy with the cup.
Coleman also mentioned how having those guys that didn’t want to be here did cause tension in the room and it was much better once they got traded. If we go into next season with Andersson in the same situation you create a distraction.
I’m fine trading him in the offseason as well. It was more that he shouldn’t be in our long term plans.