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Originally Posted by nik-
Leverage is a lot stronger when the offer is already completed. But yeah, if I was a player about to get paid, Montreal would be the bottom of my list to sign an offer sheet from if I was about the dollars.
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That makes no sense. Once he signs, he just guarantees that he will get paid, and will no longer have any leverage, he would then be at the mercy of what the Oilers do. He only has leverage before a deal is signed, when he can threaten to find a better deal than what the Oilers offer.