I'm failing to understand how signing Jeremie Blain to an ELC means that Jeremy Price will not also be signed to an ELC.
The team isn't all that tight to the 50-man limit, even after they re-sign most of the worthwhile free agents and flesh out the 23 man roster.
And I don't see how positional depth really comes into play this far down the charts, given all the uncertainties involved. It's possible to have too much depth at a position, but I don't think the Canucks/Comets are at that point yet.
And its still 7-8 weeks or so until the August 15th deadline for signing Price.
Given how much time management has been spending on season reviews, coach interviews/hirings, Luongo, et cetera et cetera, it seems quite possible that some things have been delayed until closer to their deadlines. I mean, I've heard that certain players' agents haven't been talking to the Canucks about re-signings/extensions because they agreed to leave things alone until the team had more time to focus on certain specific individual deals and negotiations. Maybe Price, being pretty far down the list compared to other players in this offseason's mix, isn't even scheduled until sometime in July before the Canucks start actually working on getting him under contract. If he wants to sign and the Canucks want him, it should be a very quick process--maybe they've agreed to leave things until the end of July/early August?
Unless there's been something said to indicate that he actually wants to hold out for free agency?
I certainly don't see the Blain signing a a move that really influences anything. It's not like the organization had only one specific opening available for Price and signing Blain somehow slammed this window shut forever. Am I wrong here?
I dunno. I'm sure I must be missing something. Can someone please enlighten me as to why signing Blain eliminates the possibility of signing Price? Cheers.