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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
I’ve seen this argument a couple of times.
Vegas reportedly offered Neal 5x5 at the TDL, and I believe this was reported in fact by the Calgary Sun (fwiw). I didn’t see the Calgary Sun report, but it was claimed by the Las Vegas Review Journal. Thought that was interesting.
Neal was supposedly looking for 6.5-7 x6
https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports...olden-knights/
Knowing Neal had 10 x 20 goal seasons and had reached the finals, Vegas had to know that there would be some demand
Obviously Vegas didn’t value Neal as highly as Calgary, be it in terms of dollars or term. He was north of 30 after all. There were people questioning what that deal was going to look like in year 5. Obviously surprising to all that looking downright horrible happened in year 1
From an asset management perspective, it would still make sense for Vegas to put pen to paper rather than let the UFA walk for nothing |
You should see this argument a few times ... it's a good one!
Calgary out bid them for sure, but that's not the point.
How hard can we be on Calgary's assessment of the player if his existing team was willing to do say $5x5 with him prior to the trade deadline?