I don't hate this idea. I doubt it works very often, and obviously you'll never get the 'top' guy in the dual offer sheet scenario. But if you actually want the other guy and are willing to pay a second for him...
Offer sheeting your closest rivals has other advantages as well. For example you can give Toffoli a contract offer that doesn't spend any of his UFA years and right at the top of the 1st and 3rd compensation level and cause LA future problems with resigning him. And if you want Jones for a 2nd, you will either get him, or give LA another problem to deal with. Doubt they want a back up making over 3M with their cap situation.
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