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Originally Posted by GioforPM
A bunch of whiners saying Conroy needs to get things done now and not wait until the deadline. Another bunch saying he should have held out on the Tanev deal.
EDIT: FlamesAddiction beat me to it.
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The Hanifin deal is complicated or can be complicated as Lebrun says, as even teams fully interested have to deal moving parts like re siging, retention, NMC's, and a commitment for a long term deal. Other teams (or even the same teams) also waiting to see if he is just going to go as a rental.
My guess is the price is set for teams as a rental, it's trying to see in the next week if Hanifin and another team can come to terms on a long term deal.
I still maintain that the same deal from Dallas, and IMO a better one (let's says a guaranteed 2nd pick or upgraded prospect or maybe less retained) would still be there this time next week.
Understanding from both sides is that it's a pure rental.
Tanev wasn't competing with anyone else, a class of his own and players like that don't become available often ...each playoff team would love to have him, and other options such as Hamonic etc are a full step or two below what you're getting with a consumate pro like Tanev, so Dallas if interested didn't have much of an option B and wasnt kicking tires and just going to walk away.
Wrap Tanev in bubble wrap and don't have him play, etc etc until next Friday, but teams caught up in a last minute FOMO frenzy or trying to match a rival late next week would bump up the overall asking price IMO for a pure rental.