Quoting: Bergy
Imagine not knowing about trade clauses. Gourde would certainly waive for the Habs. Byron has no trade clause and would be easier to trade at 2.8M than Gourde at 5.17M with a trade clause. Stop being a smartass and gtfo CF if you can't figure anything.
"Lol imagine not knowing about 3 way trades. Clueless, you are."
-First, if you'd like to have a real conversation, don't be a d1ck.
-Second, if you're just going to say "Um...it's a 3 way trade, but I'm not actually going to put the effort into making it a 3 way trade, you have to imagine it in your head!", it's probably not going to end well for you.
-Third, I'm not really sure how you got "Imagine not knowing anything about trade clauses" out of me telling you that Tampa adding cap to get rid of Gourde is dumb? Yes, Gourde may well waive for Montreal, but Tampa also has 7 other teams that they could deal him to, if that was how they chose to deal with their situation.
Finally, if you're going to spout off about how much more you know than everyone, it looks bad if you turn around and start saying things like "I think teams do still have to pay the players. Some teams would prefer to use the money on players that actually bring something to the roster.". The vast majority of contracts in the NHL, especially the large ones, are insured to protect the teams in situations like this. For instance, Ryan Kesler's contract is over 80% insured.