MapleLeafs 142 Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 LOLhttp://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=242851&...s=topStory_main Link to post Share on other sites
Tosh 0 Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 mm matched by Gillis allready jd is a moron Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 If a player is offered a contract the GMs take it personally..This is just dumb. Link to post Share on other sites
WestcoastCanuck 0 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 It sucks because it prevents a long term deal for Bernier. Link to post Share on other sites
strategy 4 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 If a player is offered a contract the GMs take it personally..This is just dumb.the size of the offer essentially guaranteed that st. louis would match, so all it really did was screw the blues out of any chance to determine what the length of his re-sign would be. vancouver had to know this going in... Link to post Share on other sites
coesillian 0 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 and offer sheet can't be countered with a multi-year deal? Can an offer sheet be longer than 1 season? Link to post Share on other sites
strategy 4 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 and offer sheet can't be countered with a multi-year deal? Can an offer sheet be longer than 1 season?backes' offer sheet was for three years with $1M signing bonus. not sure about the first question, though. Link to post Share on other sites
MapleLeafs 142 Posted July 9, 2008 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 and offer sheet can't be countered with a multi-year deal? Can an offer sheet be longer than 1 season?Unfortunately, I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think an offer sheet can be countered. Essentially, an offer sheet is a contract to a restricted free agent and only the original team then has the right to agree to those terms, or take draft picks.Vanek's offer sheet from Edmonton was 7 years and Dustin Penner's was 5. I think. Link to post Share on other sites
strategy 4 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 right, I don't see it like the blues saying "don't attempt to steal our players." both parties knew that a player wasn't going to change teams as a result of the offer sheets. I think the blues were just unhappy that vancouver went with the offer sheet while the blues could have been working on a longer or shorter deal with him. it's flat-out unnecessary and does nothing to improve vancouver's position. I think you people were a little hasty to call JD stupid.. it's a message that needed to be sent. Link to post Share on other sites
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