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Originally Posted by Derek Sutton
Except this is the exact type of player that should be offer sheeted given the situation. Young, top tier prospect/ roster player, affordable price Range meaning little to no compensation and on a team up against the salary cap. Seams like an excellent opportunity to add a piece to your D.
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Yeah, this is what I was getting at. The only benefit to an offer sheet to a star player is that you make a competitor overspend in order to match, which they inevitably do. If you could find a team with a star RFA and a really good middle level young RFA with upward trajectory, you could offer sheet the the star to a very high amount, and then, when it's matched. offer sheet the lower guy to a reasonable amount which can't be matched because it would exceed their cap.
The legit offer sheet to a lower guy, however, is if you just value him differently.