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Originally Posted by GullFoss
Disagree. If the Leafs put a deal in place with Calgary, as a precondition Calgary and Nylander have to a contract in writing. Then Nylander has two choices: Sign or pass. And if Nylander passes, he's taking a huge gamble that (a) The leafs will come back and sign him for themselves - extremely unlikely or (b) Toronto will then find another trade partner for him.
In fact, if Dubas was smart - and all indications are that he is - he would wait until the eleventh hour and say "here's the only trade we can make, but you have to agree to terms. Alternatively, this is our final offer. Pick your poison."
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Like Burke did with Kessel it could be a threat of an offer sheet that has Dubas do the scrambling, if an eleventh hour hits I can see an offer sheet before a trade. anything below $8,118,641 is only a first-, second-, and third-round pick. there's 13 teams that could fit him under the cap without a trade. (not sure which ones have the picks)