"Wants a new challenge"

theboss · Post by **theboss** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 6:58 pm

Im in the year 2020, using lidas latest roster update, and three of my star players requested being put on the trading block because they "Want a new challenge"

Anybody else run in to this??? All three players (one goalie, a LW and C) I drafted myself and have played several years for my team.

Just found it strange/frustrating that three players (star players, at that) in one year wanted to be moved because of this.

Post by **batdad** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:01 pm

Yeah it has happened to me. I had a regen in my Nucks career in Lidas 1.3 who was lighting up the league...asked to be moved. I held off for over a year. He still played well, and finally I dealt him away. He has done just as well with his new team and is happy again.

theboss · Post by **theboss** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:21 pm

Yeah my goalie was my Hasek regen, my center was my Sundin regen, and idk about the LW (another swede) but they were all tearing it up.... now I have to start over again basically

axwel3221 · Post by **axwel3221** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:01 pm

theboss wrote:and idk about the LW (another swede)

Näslund?

Post by **philou21** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:23 pm

It happen to me one time with Ilya Kovalchuk with my thrashers, i prefer to trade somebody else to make my team weaker to keep him with me.

axwel3221 · Post by **axwel3221** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:35 pm

Hey, now that I think, it happened with Brewer after he won the Lady Byng and Selke trophy. Oh, well, then he went from 8.72 to 6.67 per season.

Post by **Tasku** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:27 am

Happened to me with Nicklas Bäckström on the Caps. No point keeping someone in the team, who doesn't want to stay there.

theboss · Post by **theboss** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 5:23 pm

Tasku wrote:Happened to me with Nicklas Bäckström on the Caps. No point keeping someone in the team, who doesn't want to stay there.

Yeah I agree.

Ive seen this happen with players before, but not THREE in one season. Star players at that.

Oh well must be my luck!!

capschmap · Post by **capschmap** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:13 pm

It happened to me. My #2 centre after Tavares, I was just waiting for JT to retire so he could take over the #1 job. This guy was a complete Mcguirean monster, physical, highly skilled, very good defensively, consistent, etc. He was rated #5 by the ISS but for some reason slipped to 20th where I drafted him. Basically, my team had been quite successfaul (9 Cup wins in 15 or so years). He actually requested a trade over the summer but I went on holiday hoping he could sit on it. THe thing was he was due to become a UFA so I had no choice but to trade him. I got a good centre and a second rounder for him but its a clear downgrade.

LTE · Post by **LTE** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 5:24 pm

I had two requests in one month. One by my last years #1 and now #2 center, who i drafted and made an allstar.

I then traded him for a great young talent.

And now Mr. Landeskog wants an new challenge, too. I use him mostly for the 3-4 fourth line and pk now.
The problem i have, is that he has a no-trade clause and every trade i arrange gets cancel due to this clause.

He has two more years in contract. In the information screen, i can see many interested teams and it also says " Is hoping to impress the visiting scouts " " Wants an new challenge " . But i have no clue to which team he is willing to go.
Anyone else, beside Mr. Howson, had this kind of problem ???

ExxonPirate · Post by **ExxonPirate** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 6:55 am

So weird, this actually happened to me for the first time today. Drafted a guy 1st overall in the 2014 draft "Yakov Tuljakov." He struggled for a few years, but I was patient and it paid off. He's a regular 50-60 point defenceman. My team is top of the conference atm (and has been a serious contender the last 5 years or so) and his agent just told me he "wants a new challenge."

Was thinking of dealing him... but he's on the last year of his contract and I want a cup before team captain Paul Stastny retires... HE DESERVES IT! Passed the deadline now, so here's hoping he'll stick around.

Post by **timmy_t** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 3:26 pm

A lot of times these players have a very high ambition rating, so no matter how many cups you win with them they will always want a bigger and harder challenge. He'll tough it out with you- good luck winning that cup!

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