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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Easy to fleece the other GM when it's widely known that the player will only sign an extension with a small number of teams.
This is the disadvantage hitting canadian markets. These players are prepared to hit the market with preferred destinations in mind, that are generally known, so it's hard to extract great value.
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It makes you wonder if Canadian GMs will start avoiding American-born players at all costs, whether via the draft, trades, or free agency.
Either way, the original intentions of the salary cap era being a way to level the playing field have clearly not panned out, as there are still more desirable markets that are driven by player perception (+/- their agents' opinions). The market is clearly tilted in favour of larger American markets.
I wonder who will be the next American player to leave a Canadian team for peanuts. Matthews?