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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
The thing about trading for rights isn't so you can save cap space, it's so that you can be the first one to the trough to overpay and convince that player not to go to free agency.
If you're going to make it worth it to trade for someone's rights, you have to make sure you didn't throw away a draft pick for a couple extra days with a phone number.
Bouwmeester isn't the only player who the flames have traded for the rights of only to offer an above market rate contract:
https://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=118592
Fundamentally, you trade for the rights because you aren't super confident your offer will standout next to any others. IMO, it's a desperation maneuver. |
Well after barely missing out on several trades that would have made our team significantly better, I’m feeling pretty desperate to increase the odds of getting a player they want. We’re in an undesirable market, plain and simple.