guymez
The Seldom Seen Kid
- Mar 3, 2004
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If thats true then why didnt they sign them?They have/had space to sign them.
If the players want the bag on a bottom feeder all the power to them. It’s all good.
We want players that want to be here to win a cup
This narrative that the players didnt want to sign and were banking on an offer sheet (something that happens once in a blue moon) makes no sense at all. Especially considering their limited NHL experience.
Maybe arbitration was a consideration for both players...its possible but that is within thier rights.
Its happened many times before where an arbitration hearing is scheduled.
As a matter of fact a very common scenario is for a player to sign just before the hearing because neither the team or the player want to go through it...its a messy process that can cause hard feelings.
Its just a negotiation tactic the agents employ to run the process as close to the hearing as possible.
That seems more likely to me and then St Louis came along.
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