For UFAs they only have Giordana as a retention candidate. Other UFAs to be make low salary that retention just isn’t necessary.
Well, 25% retention of Manson's contract would be almost exactly the same as what 50% retention in Jarnkrok would be.
While I agree it is not very much, this deadline is going to have an unprecedented 14 and possibly 15 dedicated sellers.
To teams that are using LTIR relief, that quarter of a million in savings may actually make a Jarnkrok deal possible.
With only 3 retention slots, I feel like the third one should be saved for a larger return, like helping to facilitate a guy like Giroux or Hertl.
If the TDL comes, and they still have a free slot, then using it in a deal like this makes sense, but using it too early could cost the Kraken a bigger deal.