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I think they might make the deal for the OTT 3rd, I think every team in the league has 2-3 Joey Andersons (good AHler, below average NHLer).
I just dont think anyone would really see him as value in trade. Hes gotten 5 seasons of momentary glances in the NHL and not really shown anything. Even the leafs have called up 6 other guys over him this year. Hes the new Jeremy Bracco, where some leaf fans see him as an added value in trade. Its this kind of insistence that Anderson or Hollowell are still valuable prospects, when its quite apparent that they are just good NHLers, and have less/same chance of being of an NHLer on this new team. Even throwing in a guy like Ovichnikov, who probably never comes back to NAmerica, is more of interest.
As far as why EDM take that deal, they take it to free up 3mil for a guy who cant hit the side of the barn, its addition by subtraction and the 3rd and a real prospect, even a midlevel one probably gets that done.