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Originally Posted by devo22
Loyality is fine and all, but if a team offers you a truck load of money that puts you out of the typical RFA cycle, I think most players would jump at the opportunity.
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True, loyalty only goes so far, and I don’t think it precludes anyone from saying “that’s too much money, I’m signing”.
I guess from Mangiapane’s perspective (or any RFA), you have to consider the value of a one-year bump versus signing a long term deal (although, as mentioned above, there is nothing stopping you from negotiating in principle). I suppose there is value to getting to UFA status as well, but unless you’re good enough to create a legitimate bidding war, are you really going to end up that much further ahead?
Also, maybe the player really wants to play with “X” team, because he grew up there, or whatever reason? I think that’s maybe less of a factor with Mangiapane, especially if he likes it here and wants to stay in the organization that gave him a chance to play in the NHL. For all we know, it’s possible Kotkaniemi hated Montreal...