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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
I actually don’t think it should be very high at all.
Your list pretty much confirms this, but retention is more about facilitating a deal than it is about gaining additional value in the deal. Retention hasn’t really had meaningful value in years, so pricing it too high just means the deal doesn’t get done.
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Yeah, I don't think the cost of retention is the problem. The problem is teams simply can't/won't take on Kadri without retention, full-stop.
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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
I think one reason the market is slow this year is that very few of the contenders that generally make big splashes actually have 2026 picks - they moved most of them last year and then didnt' win.
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That's another part of it. Most of the contenders blew their wads in the last couple seasons and are now capped out and pick/prospect poor. And the up-and-comers are either still reluctant to spend big for short-term adds (MTL, DET), or are unattractive destinations and blocked by NMCs (BUF, UTA).