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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
As the GM he knows he'll either
1) win a cup
2) not be around to have to deal with the back end of that contract
A thought that has very frequently went through many GMs heads on July 1st is "well, if this doesn't work at least it won't be my problem in the end"
Guaranteed that thought went through Trelivings head while signing the Huberdeau deal.
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This is where ownership would step in and stop the gm from being a dummy.
That said... I think teams are just building in buyouts to their plans now. Flames did it with the Kadri deal. The elite guys end up with contracts you can't buy out with bonuses.