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Thread: Deadline
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mokumboi</b></div><div>It's just sound workings, man - you don't boost your closest rivals in a trade unless it's a slam dunk fleece (see Bernie Federko to Detroit). You don't want to help them win. You don't want that guy you traded to go contribute to your rival winning a Cup and you certainly don't want that player to come back and haunt you mercilessly for years while wearing a rival jersey (which dear lord, has happened more times than Blues fans will care to talk about, although a few instances like Doug Gilmour weren't after direct trades). The last thing the Blues want is to, say, trade Tarasenko to Colorado and then watch him help them win a Cup, if not also re-sign there and torment us in our nightmares. This is not particular to the Blues, by the way. Lots of teams won't make anything more than minor trades with hated rivals. The Blackhawks have nothing to gain this season by keeping Kane around, but you can bet your last dollar they ain't handing him over to the Blues for fair value. It's just a bad idea unless you know you have a total fleece. The fans will revolt, the players will be like "WTF, man?!?" and it is just better to avoid the risk of compounding misery (another thing the Blues and their fans have had quite enough of, thank you).</div></div>

Ok, I think I finally got my message across and I appreciate you writing a thought-out response. Lol.

Anyhow, I guess for me it’s just that I look at trading and hockey ops as a pure business. The way I see it, I’d rather take the risk of letting my opponent win the cup if it means that I get some sweet rewards back (I like to think of the David Savard trade- I doubt Columbus fans are very fond of Tampa). I mean, I think this is just a mindset thing. Granted, what you’re saying mostly does happen in the NHL, but I suppose it’s that I just want that to change since I’m all about practicality over spite. Would seeing Landeskog win a cup in Minnesota (random example I made up) sting? Yeah, but I just try to look at the overt results I get from it.

Anyhow I won’t take up anymore of your time, have a good day, amigo ✌️