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Originally Posted by Jay Random
They match it anyway and trade somebody to be cap compliant.
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That is sort of Plan B, no?
Offer sheet is not matched - Flames get a young player with promise below market value (i.e. draft pick - a third would be better than a second for sure)
Offer sheet is matched - Oilers need to shuffle the deck chairs to make room for him.
Offer him a contract to UFA. If he pops off, you got an asset that you can trade or keep. If he doesn't, you took a risk and lose a drift pick plus a few million in a rebuilding phase.
The question of course, is whether the Flames scouts value either of these guys to actually make an offer and risk the cash/pick in the process. But it would be negligent to write off a legal avenue for grabbing players just because it is (1) underused; (2) doesnt usually work; and (3) will put a target on the team's back in a decade.