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Originally Posted by Sandman
We keep repeating the narrative that nobody wants to play here, and that's true for a certain percentage of the league, but the fact of the matter is- we manage to sign big free agents every year.
-Last off-season, we got Kadri (one of the top UFA's at the time) plus Huby and Weegs signed long-term.
-Blake Coleman is an American, from Texas of all places, and he signed on with us- for less than what he was rumoured to be getting in salary.
-Markstrom was a top-4 Vezina finalist, and he elected to sign here.
-Chris Tanev must have had his share of suitors, I was shocked we landed him.
-We didn't think much of Troy Brouwer, but he was one of the top free agents of his class, after a stellar playoff run with St.Louis.
-Many of us were excited when James Neal signed here.
I won't bother to list all the signings Tre made in his time here.
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We can get these guys. If we're paying top dollar.
We don't need to pretend we're some special desired market, cause we're not for 90% of players.although there will always be outliers for whatever personal reasons.
Most players aren't going to come here unless we're the highest bidder. That's okay though. We should probably adjust our organizational strategy accordingly and not be trying to fill positions from UFA signings.