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Originally Posted by Kipper_3434
Nope. Price is only signed for one year. Would potentially lose assets for nothing. If I'm sitting in the GM chair first I call Boston and Jersey. Make a solid but fair offer. If they say no way, not even close, I move down the list. It's not pie in the sky. There might only be a 2% chance of getting one of those guys but you still put an offer on the table. That's how we got Dougie Hamilton and many thought that was ridiculous before it happened. It's a process.
Fact is both guys had mediocre years and could be available. Jersey is rebuilding and might be willing to be bad for a few years. Boston has moved big names several times in the past.
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You're misremembering. Hamilton wasn't pie in the sky, he was rumoured to be on the block for any number of reasons and then we jumped in and got him. That wasn't a cold call about a future star defenseman that magically turned into a trade.
Schneider I could see potential for, but your Rask suggestion is basically "Hey playoff team, we want your starter" "Okay, but then we'd be on the market for a starter". RoofDaddy was right, if you're just suggesting any teams starter with no rumours they're available than you might as well just make a list of al the goalies in the league that are really good and say "let's at least try to get them".