He should have been moved at the 2024 draft.
He had the weird exit interview that year where he was unhappy, I heard he was unhappy with the direction and was open to a deal then, but the organization thought the d core would be too thin without him.
Letting it get to this point gave him all the control and he choose to use it.
In the end this is a good return under the circumstances, but we had to leave better offers on the table because the player held the power
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