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Originally Posted by transplant99
So Gio cannot formally extend until July 28...same with Johnny.
Nothing stopping BT from getting verbal agreements with either beforehand though.
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True, but if Seattle takes a player whose old team has merely a verbal agreement with him about a new contract, Seattle doesn't have to honour that agreement – or even know about it.
‘Hi, glad to report to the Kraken. You should know that the Banff Fighting Squirrels agreed to extend me for five years at $5 million the day before you drafted me.’
‘That's nice. You should know that the Banff Fighting Squirrels can't write cheques on the Kraken's bank account.’