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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Still, the closer you get to that deadline, the more desperate you are and therefore the other GM drives the price down.
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Not really true until his final, final TDL. More often it's acquiring GMs that become irrational and blow their brains out thinking it will put them over the top, or that if they don't, their closest rival will.
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Originally Posted by Crown Royal
And as I said, the L-NTC doesn't kick in until the equivalent of July 1st, they can trade him at the draft the week or so before the NTC kicks in and he will still have excellent value. Then that team has the option of moving Gaudreau at the deadline if they can't extend him and they'll probably still get a first and a couple seconds.
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Not sure I agree...would be pure rental value before the July 1 equivalent for most teams...would make more sense for them to wait until that date has passed so they can be certain they are on his list of 5.