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Old 06-06-2011, 10:39 PM   #1003
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Originally Posted by FAN View Post
Ah I missed that. In that case, I'm not sure why you think the picks the Flames have to send back is immense. Presumably, a player you sign to an offer sheet will be worth its compensation. If you think Dubinsky is a $4M+ player, do you really think he's not worth a first and a third in a trade?
Dubinsky is worth around that, however the point of the RFA offer sheet to get back at the Rangers was to handcuff them so they couldn't match. Offering more than Dubinsky is worth and then the Rangers not matching would result in an excessive loss of draft picks.
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