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Originally Posted by Badgers Nose
Maybe not.
Soon Conroy will be able to trade him to any of 13 teams when Naz's MNTC kicks in.
So, approach him now and say the team plans to move on from Naz after July (or whenever the MNTC goes into effect). Give me a list of 7 teams you'll accept a trade to now and you can at least have a bit more control and another cup run.
Folks can argue that's mean or whatever. But this is a cut throat business and I don't see a problem with doing that.
But Conroy has to grow a pair and be decisive. All this, 'he wants to stay' and 'I will respect the spirit of the contract' has to stop. Kadri is rich, he'll be fine.
Make a decision Craig, stop expecting them to be made for you.
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There is some risk to that. If you tell Kadri you are going to exert leverage over his contract, he can do the same.
By that I mean, when the MNTC goes into effect, it still is a pretty big one with a 13 team no trade list.
He and his agent can work that list to include only teams likely to trade for him, thus blocking most scenarios.
So you create a list that is largely
- Contending teams
- Teams with cap space
Etc.
Thus you have a no trade list of teams wanting to acquire him and with the means, and a list of available teams, that wouldn't want him, essentially making a move REALLY hard.