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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
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.
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We had Huberdeau and Weegar for a year before they hit UFA, though. So, lots of time to figure out a contract or flip them elsewhere.
Teams that trade for pending UFAs don’t have the luxury of that.