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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
It still seems crazy to me that the Blues want to trade Thomas. A 26 year old center that has been a PPG player 3 of the last 5 seasons signed on for 5 more at pretty much market value. I get the team sucks right now, but he could be part of the solution.
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There's some question around how motivated the Blue really are to deal him. Dreger has suggested they might just be dangling him to see if someone will make a crazy offer, but they'll be happy to keep him if they don't get an overpay.
Also, Team Canada GM Doug Armstrong had enough clout to get Binnington on both the 4 Nations and Olympic teams, but Thomas wasn't on either, even though his inclusion would not have raised any eyebrows. Maybe an insight into how Armstrong feels about Thomas and his play in high-pressure games.