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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
He could basically say one of the 3 things.
1. I'm open to an extension with x team and willing to discuss specifics now
2. I'm open to an extension with x team, but only after I'm acquired and/or after the season
3. I'm not open to extending with x team at all.
Teams will want the certainty of #1, but basically Vegas acquired Hanifin without that, but had a strong sense of #2. So can they do the same thing here with Rasmus?
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He could also be negotiating. By saying he is willing to go to UFA day, he could simply be saying "don't bring me your garbage offers".
It is the same as Conroy saying "if no one makes a good trade offer then we will extend the player". That doesn't have to mean his plan is to extend the player, he is just keeping the option open so that any trade partner has to give a good offer.
Andersson may be keeping a public appearance that he doesn't want to sign with anyone so that GMs keep in mind what their July 1st offers are and that any offer to him today should look like a July 1 offer. 10x8 instead of 8x8.
I still think it is most likely that Andersson signs before July 1st in order to get an 8 year deal. There is no advantage to a 7 year deal and it most likely hurts his career earnings.