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Old 06-09-2015, 11:20 AM   #9
Drury18
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The Lessons Drury18 has learned:

Don't trade your starting goalie (80+) for someone who is lesser. You will not squeak out wins and you will end up having to give up a huge asset to get one back.

Trades that involve a ton of prospects are usually a prospect dump. And there is usually a reason. There are many teams who are prospect happy and will offer your "great" 5 for 1 deals. They aren't great. Beware as you will get stuck with a ton of contracts that clog up your AHL. Taking on one prospect to help a team out is fine. Taking on 5 for 1 player is insane.

Be clear in your deals. If you are reaching a settling point, don't start throwing in names and trying to rework the deal. This makes any previous trade talks a waste of time.

Don't make deals you don't 100% like. If you can't see how this helps your team immediately or the near future, refuse the deal. There are better deals out there and you will find them.

When you want to make an offer to another GM, please don't say "What do you like on my roster". Come in with an offer. Do some research on the other team, see where there are holes in their roster and try to start the talks with something realistic. Going "I want player X, what do you want back" is a good way to get a poor response back.
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