Quoting: Subbanator7667
Sure, as long you don't believe any of the people who work in the business who's job it is to talk to the NHL GMs about these kinds of things.
You're really naive. Reporters do talk to GMs. Here's the scoop.
Reporter....Mr Hughes, are you going to be doing some trades this season? Hughes.....We've had interest our UFAs and other players . Reporter.....Would Hoffman, and , Edmundson who have two years left till UFA be traded?: Hughes..... Well I suppose if the deal is right any player can be traded.
So the report writer/talks...and somehow the dumb fans think think he (Hughes) really said anything of note. "Well I suppose if the deal is right any player can be traded". Wow, is that news to any intelligent person?
And no GM is going to lay out his plans to reporters so he can tell the world. GM outright lie all the time. Their responsibility is to their team, not reporters or the public. Certainly no GM is going to throw a player "under the bus". in public. Do you really think Hughes would say. "We have had no offers for Anderson that don't include at 50% retention."
Reporters....they write and talk....to get get clickbait...to keep their jobs. They lie to to public so people follow them and provide revenue to their employer.