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Originally Posted by Textcritic
You have no argument from me about the stupidity of UFA, but it’s still a huge risk for teams to tender these high-end offer sheets. Even for a #1 centre, there are no guarantees. Pretend for a moment that the Oilers has not won the 2015 draft lottery, and then out of desperation offer-sheeted Connor McDavid last year, and got him. The team would still be a tire fire with no hope for improvement in sight, but now also without four first-round draft picks, and the most expensive contract in the NHL to pay over all those years of mediocrity.
I think the risk is still why GMs are still so hesitant to do this.
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I think the risk is out of the GM hands. I know they should have “full rein” to do what they have to without ownership meddling. But in my opinion that should not extend to draft picks that are 3, 4, & 5 years out. Anyone could be GM by then... anything could happen by then! There is so much future risk involved.