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Originally Posted by Macho0978
I don't either, but if he is only looking at 1-3 teams that he wants to play for, maybe just take the best offer from whoever isn't on his no trade list. Prices aren't going up at the deadline.
McKenna sweepstakes could see teams tanking more than normal by the deadline. If Vegas is 1 team Ras want, by the deadline Vegas might have many options.
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I do not think there will be that many teams "tanking" this season. The Penguins and Flyers are both looking like they are headed in that direction. The rest of the teams all looking like they are trying to improve and get out of the basement.
The Sharks, Blackhawks, Sabres, Ducks group that has been tanking forever are not going to want to blow yet another season. Not only would that continue to disengage their fans but it would also increase the risk that the young star players that they already have (Bedard) will start looking for an exit from a perpetual rebuild.
We might see a team like the Bruins that was on the bubble but then slid outside of the wildcard race a little bit and opted to sell at the deadline but they won't be tanking hard all season long and they won't be trading McAvoy. Same with the Red Wings, even if they are selling this year they wouldn't sell Seider.
Aside from Karlsson, I do not see a lot of alternatives for teams who are interested in Andersson.