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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I love how everyone says it was a "ballsy" move, like that is an intrinsically good thing. Oiler fans said the same thing when they sent offersheets to Vanek and Penner, and they were called out on it too.
Patience is the key. A GM should be shrewd more often than ballsy. Not that risks shouldn't be taken ever, but it shouldn't be praised just for the fact that it took guts to make the decision. The road to GM failure is always paved with "ballsy" moves. Just ask Darryl Sutter.
I agree that the offer was bad for all the reasons you mention.
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I dont see the parallel that people are trying to make between the Oiler RFA offers and this one.
If memory serves, both of the Oiler offers were in the offseason prior to any real "holdout/impasse" being established between the team/targeted player. The Oilers were running rampant with these offers that offseason as I believe they then went after Penner (lol) after the Vanek attempt.
The Flames went after O'Reilly after the Avs were given ample amount of time to either sign or trade the player. As far as offer sheets are concerned, it was a pretty low controversy move.
I applaud Feaster for trying to move our rebuild calendar up by trying to acquire a young piece of the puzzle in this situation.