Daniel Brière’s hostile bid was not well received throughout the league

Raphael Simard
Daniel Brière’s hostile bid was not well received throughout the league
Credit: X

Hostile bids have never been a popular option among CEOs. It's only recently that CEOs have begun to make greater use of this entirely legal way to strengthen their teams.

Unfortunately for them, hostile bids don't have a very high success rate. This year, there were two: Barrett Hayton and Leo Carlsson. Both were matched.

Appearing on iHeartRadio, Pierre McGuire admitted that Daniel Brière's hostile offer to the Ducks wasn't well received throughout the NHL.

People in the industry tend to be conservative.

Especially since this year's two offer sheets were particularly aggressive. First, offering $18 million to a player who isn't worth that much—just to complicate a team's payroll management—wasn't well received in the league.

Brière certainly isn't making any friends. In professional sports, it's all about relationships. And I don't know now if Pat Verbeek will want to work with the Quebec native in the future.

As for the other hostile offer, the one from the New Jersey Devils, it received much less publicity. But once again, it was a low blow on New Jersey's part that left the Mammoth with no choice. In fact, New Jersey offered a one-season contract to a player who will become an unrestricted free agent at the end of next season and who cannot be traded.

Utah therefore risks losing him for nothing next summer, and clearly, Hayton won't go out of his way to stay there, given that he signed a hostile offer.

In short, despite all the rumors of hostile offers, this is one of the reasons why it remains a concept that isn't pursued all that often: people in the industry don't like it.


Quick Q&A

– That's right.

– Oh, really?

– A must-read about Kirby Dach.

– Interesting.

– Check it out.

facebook icon Share twitter icon Tweet linkedin icon Share
Copied!