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Originally Posted by Macho0978
Once the season get going, any team that isn't in the playoff race could change their direction. Right now, very few are thinking tank and because of that Ras is one of few top end players available with more than a few that want him and have the cap to get him.
Deadline, he won't be the top guy available.
I just went through 25 years of trades in the summer. Very few big trades happen in September. Kessel and Heatley both happened 1 sept over a decade ago. Karlsson to the Pens was in Sept, but that was a contract dump.
Kessel, Heatley and most of the big trades were due to contract disputes. Teams don't want to add big players too close to camp. Players need time to move and get settled in before camp. If this trade doesn't happen in the next 3 weeks, it will be a deadline move. IMO that is a mistake as Ras is looking out for himself only. He should, why would he want the Flames to hose his new team of all their top assets?
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He very likely will be the top guy available all season long. There are no other teams looking to unload a top pair RHS defender that is under 30. Even if a team changes direction and starts to tank next season, they won't offer up their #1C or their #1RD. Maybe LAK blows it up and puts Doughty on the block
I think there are a number of teams who are heading into camp to see what they have and a few teams are going to start thinking that they do not love what they see:
Stars = Will want to upgrade on Lundkvist or Lyubushkin in their top 4 RD spot
Sharks = Will want to upgrade on Klingberg as their #1RD
Golden Knights = Desperately want an immediate replacement for Pietrangelo (but the Flames would rather they blow a tire this season)
Hurricanes = Will want to upgrade on Walker / Gostisbehere / Chatfield as their RD depth
etc.
The moment one of those GMs sees the gap in their roster, and the lack of alternatives to address it, they will be back to Conroy to see how they can get closer to his asking price.
What I find really weird about your post is that last bit. Andersson wants to look out for himself, as he should, but now suddenly he also wants to look out for his future team's asset management? That is a contradiction. If Andersson cares about his future team giving up assets then he can also care about his past team receiving assets. He can also understand that these transactions have costs and he doesn't have to worry about what the GMs are doing as long as he gets moved to a team he wants to extend with and receives a contract that he is happy with.