Quoting: Viqsi
I'm going to assume these reasons are "I want him", "I want him", "he should play for my team", "I want him on my team", and maybe something hopeful-for-non-Jackets-fans about contentious RFA signing.
Well, I think it would be kind of naive to think that the jackets are going to get him extended with term. Him taking the 1 year deal and moving on is the likely scenario. Teams like trading for guys with a year of team control, so that gives him some added value now. Here are a few scenarios of how things play out.
1. They keep him. They make the playoffs. Get smoked in the first round. He has a bounce back season, and his value at the deadline is similar to what it is now because he’s a true rental at that point.
2. They keep him. The likely happens. They don’t make the playoffs, and he doesn’t have a bounce back year. His value is crushed.
3. They keep him. They keep him again. They lose him for nothing.
Look, the jackets aren’t good. If they keep the big picture in mind even a little bit, trading him makes a ton of sense.