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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
We don't know if either of the two bolded statements are true.
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We've heard from multiple sources how Conroy approaches trades. If he had received an offer that met his requirements, he would have given other teams a chance to raise, then made the trade. It happened fast once the Canucks met his price on Lindholm. For Markstrom, he held on until he got what he wanted, which was considerably more than the rumoured Holtz + 2nd.
So yes, we definitely know the first half of the bolded statement is true. As for the second half, about a third of the teams in the league can't afford to take on Andersson's cap hit even with maximum retention at the moment. Most of those teams are accruing cap space, and most of them are in the playoff picture. It stands to reason that more offers will be incoming as cap space is accrued and the deadline approaches.