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Originally Posted by Monahammer
If the Devils were worth their salt they would go back to the other clubs with the best offer they received and asked those other clubs to beat or match. I highly doubt trades work like some double blind bid process.
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Yes, we can safely assume that they would have gone back to other clubs and said 'this is the offer, can you beat it?' That is no doubt exactly how almost all trades would play out.
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The fact that we wouldn't push in more chips is what I am upset about. I understand exactly why they didn't want to risk future assets on a player that will not guarantee to be here beyond 6 months, but I disagree with their risk assessment here.
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There has to be a line in the sand. Do you want to close the deal regardless of the price, or do you have a price you're willing to pay and that's it?
For me, I would rather the latter. Also, you have to factor in that people see different prospects differently - Treliving may have been offering what he believed was a better off than what Arizona was offering, but NJ still wanted more, because they liked the ARI offer. At some point, you have to be able to walk away. Otherwise, you become the trade-slut that everyone just takes advantage of.
Finally, I think that for Treliving, it all came back to not wanting a rental. And I 100% agree with him on that.