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Originally Posted by bluejays
Arguably it'll take more than trading Andersson to bottom out. This year it seems like teams are truly mailing it in (and truly bad), at the bottom. I'm still all for doing it, because we're too familiar with the lack of results in the murky middle. For them to be piling on his is silly. There's really no other way to acquire a star player from young than tanking.
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Yep, the only thing tanking this season does is makes sure that Montreal gets a better 1st rounder from the Flames.
The asset depreciation for trading Andersson now versus after the season probably isn't worth it. I think you could trade him after the season and still get pretty much the same deal. The difference in what you'd get probably wouldn't justify pulling the rug out from the guys who have been busting their asses all year.
If there was a chance we'd be getting a high 1st rounder, I'd be all for it, but without that, I don't see the point.