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Originally Posted by transplant99
It was a silly offer all the same though because there is not an ownership group in the league that doesnt have that kind ability at the snap of their fingers.
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It basically made news and pretty much helped set the RFA market. But did nothing for his team.
Back when the Flyers gave Webber that 14 year contract with a huge chunk paid up front to try and force the Predators to take the compensation, not only did they match...but they also traded him after paying a huge amount of the front loaded dollars. Yesterday the Predators signed one of the more coveted free agents. If anything matching that offer sheet galvanized the franchise and ultimately made it more valuable.
Much ado about nothing. If I'm Carolina I take all 7 days to match because I can, and they can trade Aho for a monster return in 3 years too if they like.