There's a couple problems with this method and why I don't think you'll ever see it work.
First, the players would have to have incentive to sign the contracts. If you're offering dollars in those two tiers, it's either at market value or close to it. Would Martin Jones as the example in the article sign for $2M? Not likely when the same offer it higher would come from LA. Would Dougie Hamilton sign for $5.5? No, when he could get that from Boston anyways.
Second, both Boston and LA are expecting and calculating signing these guys for market value anyways, so how would this change their position with regards to their roster plans? LA knows it needs dollars to sign Toffoli anyways, so how does an offer from another team significantly force anything? Their back is up against a wall to shed salary, an offer sheet at fair value doesn't change that.
In order to procure the good RFA talent, you'd have to over spend. On Toffoli, that's gonna take more than $4M anyways. Same for Hamilton or any of the other top RFA's.
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