Quote:
Originally Posted by Fighting Banana Slug
Hanifin and Brisson are doing nothing wrong in my opinion. A team interested in Hanifin can ask if he is interested in signing long term, and he either says, nope or provides the contractual framework (presumably 8x7-8ish).
A signed Hanifin is worth more than an unsigned Hanifin, sure, but they aren't tanking his value to spite the Flames, they are just telling those teams where they stand. The risk Hanifin takes is that if he is too restrictive, the Flames pivot to a rental deal for any team that isn't on his no-trade list. I think both sides are motivated to be reasonable and attain a win-win. May not happen, but I think the motivation is there, even if that motivation is primarily self interest.
|
They’re only doing something wrong if the question is posed by the Flames. If Brisson is talking to teams directly without transparency to the Flames that’s tampering.