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Old 07-02-2018, 09:35 AM   #260
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Originally Posted by Flamenspiel View Post
This is simply not true. A fair number of free agents signed with smaller-midsize markets(etc. St. Louis, Calgary) in the last couple of days. It is primarily about money and the desire by most players to win the Stanley Cup. The actual location would probably be third on the list.

Taveras specifically is a perfect fit in Toronto, he fits in as a 90s Yzerman for the Leafs who needed a captain to lead the ship. The Islanders are missing a lot more pieces and are still probably a few years away from contending despite the fact that Long Island is am amazing location and far more attractive then Toronto.

Its different from the NBA in that regard. I would agree though that if the cap continues to get higher we will be back at the pre-cap days. We are not there yet.
Well i hope you are right. Just to be clear, i am talking about top notch free agents - not all of them. Yeah maybe the cap needs to get a bit higher before this happens. Its good to see James Neal decide to come here today.
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