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Originally Posted by New Era
Sure, and GMs learn from their contract mistakes and never follow up one bad signing with another. GMs are "very smart" people and they put those smarts on display all the time. One thing you can never go wrong with is betting that a GM will do something incredibly stupid each and every off season. It is the nature of the business and the nature of the game. I'm shocked you think these guys are smart, just based on the stupidity that goes on each and every off season. Hell, just in Calgary alone.
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But you're confusing the lanes in stupidity.
Over bidding for players that are "free" is a trap, because the individual will gain (keep his job) if he can win by adding players without giving up draft capital.
It's to alluring to ignore, and they all step in it.
But giving away assets to an expansion team doesn't help you win, doesn't protect your job, and doesn't make you look good to your owner.
Two of the worst offenders lost their jobs.
Florida - fired
Minnesota - fired
So no it's not the same. It's been well talked about and pointed out that you don't give up additional assets because it backfired. There are exceptions, and we will see some of that for sure ... but the average GM is going to be damn sure he doesn't come out looking like the jackass that some of them did last time around.