Quote:
Originally Posted by Weitz
There won't be one.
If guys like Lindholm and Rakell and Kucherov last summer on teams with no cap space are not getting offer sheeted than guys on teams with lots of cap space won't get offer sheeted.
Chia said in his presser yesterday when asked about it that sure its a concern but we have a ton of cap space so all you would be doing is driving up the market and making your own players more expensive.
Hell Monahan didn't get an offer sheet and he scored a ton of goals on his ELC.
|
I would contend that Draisaitl could be one of the rare exceptions to receive an offer sheet. The following factors make him uniquely attractive:
-Unreal final series (recency effect)
-Showed he can do it without Macdavid (drives play offensively)
-Showed he was the best forward on his team for the duration of the playoffs
-Showed consistency from The first game (world cup) to last game
-Unique blend of size, speed, puck control, hands, etc.
-People may see him as a future getzlaf type
Teams might think he's worth 9. They also may also think he is a final piece. Driving the market up only has relevance if you have a similar player that is due a contract. If a team signs Draisaitl for 9, Bennett doesn't make any more money this year.
Call me crazy, but offer sheets do happen and I think that Draisaitl (and Macdavid for that matter) are the ones that rare exceptions to the general no offer sheet rule.