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Originally Posted by Cappy
Which is an issue with the offer sheet system in general. It is just not used to its greatest effect.
This is likely due to a soft league collusion. Cost control is probably the most important factor in the NHL today, and an extensive use of the offer-sheet system would diminish that control.
Spiteful reprisals are another factor.
But the we know that no one will offer sheet these guys, because NHL GMs never* offer sheet RFAs. But that doesnt mean that they shouldnt
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I would say offer sheets are just ineffective in general and that is why they are not used.
Ryan Kesler Sept 12, 2006 [11] 1 year, $1.9 million Vancouver Canucks Philadelphia Flyers Matched –
Thomas Vanek July 6, 2007 [35] 7 years, $50 million Buffalo Sabres Edmonton Oilers Matched –
Dustin Penner July 26, 2007 5 years, $21.5 million Anaheim Ducks Edmonton Oilers Not Matched 1st, 2nd, and 3rd round picks in 2008
David Backes July 1, 2008 3 years, $7.5 million St. Louis Blues Vancouver Canucks Matched –
Steve Bernier July 8, 2008 1 year, $2.5 million Vancouver Canucks St. Louis Blues Matched –
Niklas Hjalmarsson July 9, 2010 4 years, $14 million Chicago Blackhawks San Jose Sharks Matched –
Shea Weber July 18, 2012[36] 14 years, $110 million Nashville Predators Philadelphia Flyers Matched[37] –
Ryan O'Reilly February 28, 2013[38] 2 years, $10 million Colorado Avalanche Calgary Flames Matched –
Sebastian Aho July 1, 2019[39] 5 years, $42.27 million Carolina Hurricanes Montreal Canadiens Matched[40] –
Jesperi Kotkaniemi August 28, 2021 1 year, $6.1 million Montreal Canadiens Carolina Hurricanes Not matched[41] 1st and 3rd round picks in 2022
If you offer something even somewhat reasonable, the other team just matches.
So you have to offer a boat anchor contract plus give up compensation to do so.
That doesn't seem like an effective team building tool to me. In a league where cap efficiency is king, why would you use a tool to add a player that will be massively inefficient cap wise?