Darren Dreger: Preds looking to trade Grebeshkov

In an interesting contrast to the Dan Hamhuis situation, TSN's Darren Dreger is reporting that the Preds have given Denis Grebeshkov's agent permission to talk to other teams, in order to facilitate a trade before he becomes an unrestricted free agent on July 1.

almost 2 years ago Dirk Hoag 5 comments 0 recs |

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I'm confused

Didn’t Poile REFUSE to let other teams talk to Hamhuis in order to facilitate a trade? Isn’t this the exact opposite?

by Lil cutie on Jun 25, 2010 5:13 PM EDT reply actions

Oh man

I’m really sorry. You clearly noted that contrast right off the bat. I need to read more carefully!

But anyway, why would one strategy work for one guy and the opposite work for another?

by Lil cutie on Jun 25, 2010 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions

The difference here is that there was demand out there to negotiate with Hamhuis.

With Grebeshkov, if a team took him on before July 1 and wanted to avoid letting him become an unrestricted free agent, they’d need to match his $3.15 million contract from last season. The general feeling is that if he hits the open market, he’ll pull in less than that, so teams have no reason to trade for him now.

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by Dirk Hoag on Jun 25, 2010 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions