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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Seravelli is a perfect example of why there are so many nonsense "rumours" these day. These guys know that they are putting opinions out there and wording them in a way that people will fill in narratives. Then they can go back and claim that they didn't say anything definite if you taken them verbatim.
They all do this of course, ever since clicks and followers became a thing.
I've been hearing a lot of chatter that talks are heating up. A trade could be completed as early as tomorrow. Now if I say this, just being some internet rando, it carries no weight of course. If someone from the media says this, it instantly become a rumour even if the substance is exactly the same. Then when it doesn't materialize, I can point out that I never said anything was imminent, just that it could happen. I get all the clicks, with none of the risk.
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Not to jump on Seravelli, he has launched a new media outlet for this season so clicks and traffic to the site does help with whatever funding model they are using at Daily Faceoff. He's been a good insider in the past and has connections, so I understand why people would consider his messages to be credible (and they probably are). What is the temptation to draw a little more traffic?
Almost immediately you had people close to Vegas posting tweets questioning how the money works with their existing cap situation. If Vegas does make the trade for futures only with Buffalo, we do need to add the cost of becoming cap compliant to the trade.
If I was Arizona's GM then I would be on the phone with Buffalo offering to help with our $7 million in cap space for any alleged buyer. For the low, low cost of a few first round picks, we can take on any number of dead weight contracts.