The Sharks will only get what they are offered for Timo. At this point it is clear (to San Jose, not to us fans) who is offering what. Surely SJ has asked for Dawson Mercer and Seth Jarvis and has gotten a "no" from these teams, otherwise SJ would have already made the deal. The waiting game, to me, implies that Mike Grier has to make a decision on which package he feels is best, or to decide **** it, I'm keeping Meier.
I think the best decision is to make an offer for Timo (as we probably have done) and keep it in place. It's probably something like 2023 1st, Jack Drury, Scott Morrow. While that simmers, we're probably also making lesser offers for Nick Schmaltz (this HAS to be the name of a beer), Brock Boeser, and Adam Henrique and then playing the waiting game. I'd be surprised if it ended up being another name but I shouldn't be surprised at anything with the Borg.
In short, the Canes I think are playing their standard tune of "this is all we value the player at, take our offer or leave it" to several players and just assuming it's a buyer's market so we don't get burned by a high price. We won't ever make an "emotional buy" just because the Rangers are loading up.
