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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Teams aren’t going to pay any more for him than the rental cost if they don’t know whether he’ll sign.
So, it doesn’t reduce the return, it potentially increases it.
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Most teams never get a chance to speak to the player anyways. It is very rare. We had no idea if Huberdeau and Weegar would sign extensions.
I remember during the Stone saga Ottawa never allowed teams to speak to him, and I think that was a big reason we backed off as well. Everyone knew he was headed to Vegas and it hurt his return big time.
Luckily Vegas is super aggressive and gave us a good deal, knowing he was trying to get his way to Tampa.