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An NHL GM “has the intention of making an offer sheet” this summer
Charles-Alexis Brisebois
An NHL GM “has the intention of making an offer sheet” this summer
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Last year, the Blues handcuffed the Edmonton Oilers by signing Dylan Holloway and Philip Broberg. The two were restricted free agents and they chose to sign in St. Louis.

This put the Oilers in trouble.

After a week of thinking, the Oilers had no choice but to let them go and accept, in return, the draft picks provided for in the form of a compensatory offer.

It had been several years since an offer sheet had not been submitted. We had to go back to Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Sebastian Aho (we remember all that) to see an offer sheet being submitted.

It doesn’t happen every year, so.

But according to what Michael Russo and Chris Johnston (The Athletic) report, we shouldn’t really be surprised if this summer, one or more offer sheets are at play in the National League.

In fact, some people think that the “summer of offer sheets” is coming.

Because the crop of unrestricted free agents is not excellent and because the increase in the cap will give more room to have fun, it could happen.

Allan Walsh, the players’ agent, has talked to many people in the industry and he believes that several teams will consider it. A GM even told him this:

My goal this summer is to make an offer sheet.

We can think that teams will have more room to match the offers with the cap rising, but on July 1st, several teams will take their money to spend more.

There will still be teams that are financially strapped. It will always be the case.

Because offer sheets, if they are made according to the rules of the art, are better viewed than before, we shouldn’t really be surprised if there is a significant increase this summer in attempts.

And it has the potential to spice up the summer, that. Will the Habs be involved?


Overtime

– He is in town.

– To note.

– What do you think?

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