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Originally Posted by Robbob
Exactly, that late January is also the timeline where Conroy pulled the trigger on Lindholm. It is a bit unique this years, but I do think there will be a few trades that come out before the Olympics, gives the player (if they aren't going) an additional 3 weeks to get things sorted before playing a game.
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Could see this as well depending on the player. For players that are not going to the Olympics (eg. Kadri/Coleman), I think this could be the case. I wonder if teams will want to take the gamble on pushing their chips in early on a player that is going to the Olympics though (eg. Andersson). Would feel pretty frustrating for a team to pay a premium price to acquire a player early and he ends up injured at the Olympics. I know injuries can happen any time but the optics of the player you gave up premium assets for getting injured when not playing for your team are not good.
Of course, there is the flip side of the coin - what if that player has a fantastic performance at the Olympics before he ever traded - that might end up increasing his acquisition cost post-Olympics.