Senator’s GM, Bryan Murray apparently sat down with D-man Wade Redden, and asked him if he would waive his no-trade clause in order for the Sens to make a deal with the San Jose Sharks.
Hello Patrick Marleau?
No, not quite. Redden said thanks, but no thanks. He wants to try to and win the Stanley Cup with the Senators this year.
What do you mean you want to win the Cup, Wade? This isn’t about you!
The reason I am bringing this up, is that TSN currently has a poll, asking whether you consider players to be selfish when they won’t trade their no-trade clause.
Well yeah they are being selfish, but can you blame them? If someone signs a contract, and both parties are confident enough to include the clause, they really shouldn’t change their mind a few months or years down the road, (this is hard for me to say as a Leafs fan, wanting everyone on the team to waive their no-trade clause.) I like to think that if I was signed to a contract with a no-trade clause, management shouldn’t even have the audacity to request that I waive it, especially to go to a place that is less successful.
So in the end, I am saying that I do think players that refuse to waive their no-trade clause are selfish, but at the same time, they should be. Even though you are supposed to play for the logo on the front, and not the name on the back, the ultimate goal in a player’s career is put the name on the back on the silver mug.
