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Originally Posted by TheFlamesVan
To be a successful GM in the National Hockey League you need to have relationships with the other 30 organizations. They can't just "pick him up for free" like a surprising amount of posters have commented.
So how does that work exactly? You tell Engelland what you want to pay him and his role, but that you won't sign him until free agency. If he agrees to some under the table deal, and the Flames were looking to offer him a contract (everything I've heard from the Fan indicates the Flames wanted to), then you basically ruin that relationship. That's almost like circumventing the expansion draft.
The other side of it.... Engelland shows interest, but you have a possibility of 30 other teams calling him on July 1. Any single one of them could offer him more money and now you don't get the player you want..... just to try and steal 2 from a team. It's ridiculous.
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Vegas had 48 hours to negotiate with any free agents, before any other team has a chance. The system was designed that way.
That's why it makes so little sense that they would select Engelland from Calgary, they could already have had him for free. They literally gave up a player/prospect for no real reason. Only thing I can think of is they literally don't want any Flames or Treliving paid them off.
Time will tell which is accurate.