I don't see this being much of a distraction. Everyone is clear on what will happen, it is just the when and what return it will end up being. This isn't a "will he re-sign?" scenario, where everything is up in the air. This isn't a guy pouting and demanding a trade like Zadorov did. To say that it won't be a distraction is not being exactly honest and correct, but it isn't the same type of distraction as 'distractions' normally are, if that makes sense. Everyone knows what is going on here, and what is going on here is business.
I also think it is less important right now. This isn't a contending team. We may have differing viewpoints on where this team sits in the "compete timeline", but have them at the 'rebuilding stage'. Distractions don't matter if they happen here, but I still don't see this as a meaningful distraction anyway. We all know what will happen with Andersson - Andersson knows, management knows, the players know, and the fans know. It is just a matter of when, that's all.
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