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Originally Posted by JackIsBack
Sticking to what guns.... according to Laine, there has been no communications coming from the Jets... which would make any one of else go hmmmm if we were in the same situation just like he has seemingly done. So telling a reporter that he has had no contact with the Jets, and that he has no idea what that means and that he's worried, and that is equivalent to requesting a trade. So if we trust Laine's words here - the qualifying offer is the only thing on the table and those are rarely accepted by a player straight up and NEVER for a player in his situation - I would think that his friend Jesse Puljujärvi would be way more likely to accept his qualifying offer over Laine's and he hasn't - but then again, he (Jesse) hates the Oilers and there is no way he returns there.
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Maybe I missed it, but I don't think he said that the qualifying offer was the only thing on the table.
I would bet there was contact at some point, Laine rebuffed their offers and no contact since. Eventually the ball is in the other court and the player/agent needs to initiate contact. It's a bad negotiating strategy to look like you are getting nervous and right now, it looks like both sides are playing poker a little.