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Originally Posted by gvitaly
Last I checked Kadri only had a 13 team no-trade list. Utah may very well be on his list, but the trade is very much out of his control.
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No idea how Conroy will handle this trade and I don’t know Kadri’s no trade list but if he’s been strategic with his no trade list and if Conroy is respecting his desire to not be traded to certain teams even if they are not in his trade list, the list of teams that are fit for a trade could shrink pretty fast. Below is my uninformed attempt at a NT list for Kadri based on how competitive teams are and Kadri’s likely desire to avoid moving his family to politically-charged areas of the US (if that truly is a factor in his preferences).
NT list:
Buffalo, Carolina, Philadelphia, Columbus, Washington, Tampa Bay, Florida, Nashville, St. Louis, Utah, Seattle, Dallas and Anaheim.
The following are teams the flames are very, very unlikely to trade with:
Edmonton and Toronto
The following teams are probably not buyers this season (at least not for Kadri):
Chicago, San Jose, Vancouver, Long Island, Pittsburgh, Winnipeg (might not be buyers if they keep losing) and Ottawa
That leaves the following teams that could potentially be in the market for Kadri:
Montreal, New Jersey, New York, Detroit, Vegas, Los Angeles, Colorado, Minnesota and Boston
Personally, I don’t think Boston would be looking to trade for more older players at this point after letting Marchand walk. New York is a wild card because you never know what they are doing these days - my gut tells me they would not be looking to spend assets on Kadri after sending out so many vets. Vegas has no assets left to trade. Don’t think Colorado has the assets either and I think they have made all the big trades they can at this point after the Nelson trade last year.
That leaves Montreal, New Jersey, Detroit, LA and Minnesota. The good news is all those teams have the assets the flames would look for in a Kadri trade - 1st round picks and A-level prospects. The bad news is if Kadri doesn’t want to move his family to some of those places, the list starts to get small. And I think Conroy will respect that preference for Kadri.