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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
What value do you place on not disrupting Wolf this season. Any?
EDIT: I do agree if they are out of the playoff race it makes more sense to trade him. I guess I'm suggesting if they are in the race, a 5th isn't worth it.
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You may be right, and trading Vladar disrupts Wolf's mindset. I do believe he has that 'unflappable' quality in him, however. I also think that it may not affect Wolf negatively - perhaps it signals to him that this is now 'his team' and 'his net'? Maybe this gives him confidence and he feeds off of it? You are correct, however, that there is a risk it becomes disruptive.
I also like to look at it from Vladar's perspective. The guy is getting thrown to the wolves (pun not intended) with his usage somewhat. I think he needs a change of scenery now, and a bit of room to showcase himself in order to get a new contract. Not sure that's exactly fair to Cooley, but I do think that Wolf will start seeing some tougher situations even if Vladar isn't shipped out. It just would be nice to see Vladar get a chance to catch on somewhere else, as he is not getting re-signed here.