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Originally Posted by transplant99
Again though....every single team becomes way way less restricted to do a deal once Saturday hits. Every pending ufa dollar comes off their books that day which then allows flexibility for both signing other ufas AND acquiring players via trade.
No 1sts were offered or available this week....so Conroy and crew were smart and decided to play a longer game when way more teams could be involved.
I think circumstances have dictated this was really the only way to play things after seeing what the market was.
Not one deal was made yesterday as far as 1sts go. First time in16 years iirc. So why try and jumpstart that action when you wont get what you want?
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No no, I think Conroy made the right decision here. What I am amazed of was teams not ponying up and paying what it takes when the UFA market is terrible. If you look at any one team in isolation you could understand them wanting to take advantage of a rookie GM, but when looked at collectively with game theory, you'd think one team wouldn't take the chance of needing that FA pickup and would rather just pay the price for a superior talent in Hanifin. But you answered my question - cap space becomes available July 1st. I really can't imagine the Flames not getting a killing for him considering there isn't much out there, he comes relatively cheap, and he's got a lot of serviceable years ahead.