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Old 09-11-2018, 07:28 AM   #440
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Originally Posted by Textcritic View Post
I suspect there is some form of unwritten code in play, but also think that most NHL GMs don't view Nurse as a player who will maximize the value of a contract that would be required to extract him from Edmonton. The Oilers will probably match anything in the range of $4.0–4.5 m both short- and long-term. Does he project to be worth anything more than that? I would say not.
This. The Oilers don't want to pay Nurse over $4 million right now, but they will if forced and try to make it work.

The only offer sheet that has a chance of working has you giving up at least a first and third, plus a massive overpayment on the contract itself. With or without an unwritten code, that's just bad asset management.
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