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Originally Posted by AcGold
Unloading Raymond or Stajan would be tough to pull off. Got to think some waiver pickups are near the same.
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I don't see it. If packaged with a Granlund or someone similar, together, Stajan and a centre prospect could fetch a very nice price (even more so if you salary retain), and you might be able to toss in Raymond as a give away (salary retained) to up the price. They could be advertised as great pieces for a rebuild (plugs) or for depth and are proven pieces, not waiver fodder or unproven prospects waiting to make a jump. Essentially, they are pieces about to be buried in depth.
Essentially, you could say it's a known value and you could trade it for some unknowns like prospects not meeting development curves/prospects that have a longer development curve that the owning team cannot wait for. Or picks. I weirdly believe that Toronto or Arizona might be a good candidate for a trade like this, but if you ask my reason, it's nothing more than pure guessing. If not them, a random team needing depth at the TDL could be another possibility.
