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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
The only real thing Carolina lost was the ability to negotiate Aho's contract on their terms, and let the Habs control it. At the end of the day, Carolina gets their guy, even if the term is shorter or dollars a bit more than they wanted. For all we know, maybe 5 years would have been what he ended up signing for with Carolina anyways.
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This is no small thing. You think Waddell wants a competing GM to dictate the contract terms of his best player? Hell no.
Offer sheets should be more common than they are, this gentleman's agreement GMs appear to have should go by the wayside. This is a great way to ensure that your competition is paying top dollar for their talent. RFAs are still free agents, afterall.