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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
This is the problem. We probably aren’t look at a 6 or 7 team bidding war. More like two or three. And those two or three teams will know they have leverage.
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Yeah but they don’t have leverage over each other. You either want him or you don’t care if your division rival gets him.
Gaudreau just had two teams offer him top dollar from a maximum list of 3. Markstrom said he wanted to play in western Canada and all 3 teams offered him term and top money.
This scenario is indeed rare, he’s a really young RFA who is offensively gifted. Teams who want him aren’t going to gamble with the Flames, knowing their direct competitors are making a pitch.