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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I know this whole UFA thing can be tricky, so maybe we should go through it again...
Players who are UFAs can be signed by any team (i.e. free)
You are yelling at clouds here.
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Yes. Which is why it's generally very telling of market values of players. Since draft capital is not involved, teams pay in money.
If a team has to pay in draft capital (RFAs, Picks, Trades), they are compensated with a savings in cap.
If Jacob Markstrom were a free agent this coming offseason how much money would you pay him as a free agent on a 2 year deal? It's a simple question to gauge value.