Friedman has said GMs discuss trade packages first before going to players for waiving clauses. Makes sense to not potentially alienate your player without having an acceptable trade package first.
- jfkst1
The initial conversations, absolutely. But the way Trouba found out was on social media by an “insider”. At that point they were deep in it and if you have a player that can kill the deal you need to make sure you get to them before the internet does. This one had (if I understand correctly) a lot of pieces that they hammered out.
On the flip side, there’s a semi viral video of a baseball player pulled off the field in the middle of play, finding out he was traded. We’ve seen players leave the ice (rarely) but those no trade protections have to be discussed before you get too far in. “Would you be willing to go” or “give me a list” which isn’t uncommon to ask for before starting negotiations either. In this case, Trouba knew exactly what he needed to do to shut down the deal.
