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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Path 3: They trade him but not until the deadline.
It is all well and fine to say trade him now, but if the required price isn't being met, do you do so anyways just to drop down the standings?
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In most circumstances, the answer is no.
But this is a very unique situation, where optimizing their asset management very much includes how they finish the season.
Trading Andersson early, as opposed to waiting, might cost them a 2nd round pick (1st + prospect vs 1st + 2nd + prospect)
But if it means they finish bottom 10, it improves our 1st round pick this year from 24-32 to 8-10.
That improvement is much more significant than any change in return.
Would you trade Andersson right now for a late 1st + a medium prospect + the ability to move from 25th to 10th overall? I sure as hell would. Moving from 25 to 10 is worth what? 2 1st round picks?