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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
What are the ‘many reasons’?
If you are going to pretend an offer sheet is a realistic possibility, go ahead and identify a candidate team (has or could make moves to have compensatory pucks, has the cap space, and the need) and then a justification (ex why would the Rangers if they had space give up the second overall, plus 3 more first rounders for Tkachuk?)
I am in no way convinced that an offer sheet is at all a realistic threat or leverage point for Tkachuk.
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Your understanding of how offer sheers work is completely off...which is why it seems unfathomable that a team would make one.
A team doesn't need to trade for 4 1st round picks this year to make an offer sheet. That would be next to impossible. It's their first round pick over the next 4 years...starting with the 2020 draft since free agents can't sign until after this year's draft. That means Colorado and NYR wouldn't be giving up their 2nd and 4th overall picks this year.
The NYR are a perfect example. Lots of UFAs want to sign there. With 2 firsts this year, they might figure they can afford to lose their 1st round picks the next 4 years, assuming (or hoping) they'll all be later picks anyway...especially if they bring on Tkachuk, manage to sign a star UFA, and add the 2nd overall pick to their team.