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Originally Posted by D as in David
If you took away the possibility for a potential suitor to inquire whether the player would be interested in re-signing would result in all potential buyers assuming the risk that they would only be acquiring the player as a rental (minus any backdoor communications). This would result in lower offers, in general, from all the suitors. The potential for there to be buyers that could re-sign the player increases the value of potential offers.
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And lets be real about this.
Say you are Brisebois but technically you arent allowed to ask Brisson/Hanifin directly if he would be willing to extend with your team.
Well, a simple inquiry through other people will garner the information you are seeking. Dollars and term etc. will already be within the ballpark on both sides, so it would come down to minutia on a signing. You know your risk is minimal which allows a deal to happen.
The NHL world is a small one. Generally there is a 2 or 3 degree of separation of players/coaches/Gm's....at most. You want to know something and you are a GM? Not hard to find out.