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I mean, Kadri was always going to more difficult given his NMC.

I could see Connie having talked to Kadri and because he was told fairly clearly he wants to stay (as expressed multiple times), he never let talks get too crazy to both respect Kadri and to not get blue-balled himself.

I mean, could you imagine being offered Ritchie and a 1st and Kadri's like, nah man, told you I didn't want to go.

Now, the Avs and Leafs were always the speculated places he may waive for, but that's still a tough position to be in for Connie... how far to do you with another team, how many offers before you take one to Kadri, and not truly know if he'll agree or not.

He's also someone I think you could benefit from down the line, slotted correctly at 2C, maybe 3C in a few years.

Rasmus however... I really think the offers will only go down in the off-season and unlike Kadri, 8+ or heaven forbid 9+ is not something we can afford for ideally a 2nd pairing D, IMO.