To those wanting to trade Andersson right now to "tank" are not thinking of what the potential return would be. If we wait until the offseason we might be able to pull out an extra prospect or upgrade a pick to a first round pick. That would offset the value of the lost pick this season.
The first round pick being lost keeps being looked at in Isolation. It is not the only asset that can be moved/come in. If we lose a pick between 14-18 but Wolf, Zary, Coronato, Pelletier and Bahl all develop in a winning environment + we deal Andersson in the offseason for higher value than in midseason, I would say that is a win.
Once we lose the pick the same posters will throw the player picked by Montreal into every equation until that player busts out.
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