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Originally Posted by SebC
They drove up the price on a player we were never going to get. Good work, Sharks!
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It doesn't look like they did, since Taveras signed for less than most predicted.
I would bet that the Maple Leafs offered him $11M out of the gate, and never waivered.
Taveras was never about the most money as long as he got to some reasonable (for him) threshold.
I'd be surprised if the Leafs ever really raised their offer if they were told that the Sharks were offering above $13M.