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Originally Posted by Psytic
Feels more like a , "oh he is available lets try sending an offer". A fortuitous event that probably wasn't planned months or even weeks in advance I bet.
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No, not at all - this is what they DO for a living.
You think they wake up on July 1st and say "hey, I wonder who's out there that we can pick up"?
They would have a full list of players that are primary targets, secondary targets, guys that might interest them if the price were right, etc.
They would have fully assessed the current roster and determined where they need the most improvement and then made a list of the guys they most want to target in order to address those needs.
However, there is also no telling how things will play out and how successful they will be. They would have already had plans for other players when they signed Stempniak, but they would still want to sign him a) just in case, and b) for depth regardless