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Originally Posted by NewFan
While the team seems to accept the necessity of change, I remain unconvinced they have fully committed to a rebuild. Most of the recent trades appear to have been forced, driven by players either refusing to re-sign or demanding excessive contracts. Had a superstar Unrestricted Free Agent like Marner agreed to sign with team, I believe the organization would have signed them and opted for a quick retooling instead.
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I think you’ll find that most players are traded because they’re on expiring contracts teams can’t/wont sign, request trades, or are cap issues and thus receive lesser value. Those who don’t fall under those criteria are either not working out, or are a necessary part of a return the other team covets.
If the bar for “forced” is so low that it’s essentially just having a timely reason to trade the player, every trade is going to look forced.