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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
Well, no. If they don’t get Markstrom it is obviously an outright disaster. We agree on that
What I was saying was that you have to be able to lay out the construct for 2 deals and be able to work them simultaneously. Lots of adults have jobs where they need to close multiple contracts for quarter end, for example
It is inexcusable to put everything else on hold to focus on one deal, especially during day 1 of UFA. That is how Steinberg reported it
Perhaps Conroy could have been able to stay engaged with Brodie’s camp, with known parameters within which they can work
I view this as a partial failure. He tossed out Brodie and that stinks
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I interpreted the tweet differently. I saw it as that they knew that Markstrom would be the biggest cap hit and most important acquisition. And whether or not they got him would define how they apply the remaining cap.
For instance, perhaps if they failed to get Markstrom, they would have circled back to Vegas and Fleury (at a higher cap hit). They needed that most important domino to fall first, before considering other high cap signings.
Clearly they were able to juggle multiple balls as other signings did happen on the same day.