He's already used the Isles for leverage. It's fair to say that one of the Sharks or Toronto is being used to leverage the other at this point.
Speculation: All Purpose John Tavares Thread
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It's kind of messed up he's holding teams hostage at this point.
He has six teams waiting on him. You know damn well he has ruled out at least a few of those teams. Maybe he's told them and it hasn't leaked, if not, that's messed up.
He has six teams waiting on him. You know damn well he has ruled out at least a few of those teams. Maybe he's told them and it hasn't leaked, if not, that's messed up.
Hopefully the Sharks offer 15M then and ruin the Leafs
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He has the right to do whatever he wants. Any of those teams could drop out at any moment and focus on other players but they won't because Tavares is just that good. In my opinion it's nice to see a NHL player taking teams for a ride rather than the other way around for a change.
What would the point be? He was already going to get at least 7x12 with a full NTC. If he cared about being on a competitive team, why try to handicap them? If it was just about money why not take a 15.9x8 with the Islanders? Nothing here adds up, and that's what makes this confusing with the lack of leaks.
So, you wouldnt be mad for instance if DW could aquire Erik Karlsson and some other team does before Tavares makes up his mind and then Tavares signs elsewhere? Especially if Tavares knew he wasn't coming here, but using SJ as a bargaining chip to get more money? I'd be pretty pissed.
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Ehh, a game of chicken bidding war could end up going in our favor. We don't need any of the other free agents. As long as DW is still working the phones on trade options.
Wilson would trade for karlsson and still try for tavares. One doesn't affect the other.
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I'll be disappointed if the Sharks don't sign him for sure but I wouldn't hold it against the player. Or Doug Wilson for that matter. This is just the nature of free agency and this process. Every method of acquiring a player of this calibre has its pitfalls and this is one of them for going the UFA route. But the positives still significantly outweigh the negatives.
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But seriously, it would impact the Sharks if the way is to also acquire Ryan. Then we wouldn't have the cap space for Tavares.
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Precisely. So, if he strings us along and then goes a different route, I will be pretty salty. If he doesn't and signs somewhere else, whatever.
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Yeah but Dreger was saying the chatter is to the Leafs. It does seem obvious that San Jose is the better fit in the near term. Let's hope DW can pull it off.
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He's taking is sweet ass time, as is his right. DW better be making this a bidding war, one that we win hopefully.
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Only if its like, "we'll give you 12.1M" 1 hour later "we'll give you 12.2M", waits 5 hours because DW is tanning "we'll give you 12.21M" and so on for days haha
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