Quoting: McRanteskog
If your reasoning is that Duchene and Panarin dont want to sign with BUF, then using that same logic, Point refuses to sign your offer sheet (just because you offer sheet a player, doesnt mean they have to accept either). It seems that BUFs problem is free agents potentially dont want to sign there (heresay) then identify whats wrong with the team first and fix that. Moving 4 first round picks will do alot of long term damage to a team that cant consistently make the playoffs
No but if Point is offered an offer sheet of 10.5M and Tampa says we'll only be able to give you 7M, point doesn't have the option to go to other teams and negotiate. Once an offer sheet has been given, the player can refuse but he can't start using that against other teams other than Tampa......
That's the difference. Panarin and Duchene don't (once again based on things we've heard and how Buffalo has done recently) even need to give Buffalo the time of day. Point has no choice but to contemplate it if the offersheet is the only one given other than what Tampa is offering.
Let be be clear giving up four 1st rounders, to Tampa off all effing teams, is not a smart idea but if you think simply identifying the problem and fixing it is that easy, think again. The problem isn't that solvable. Mainly because part of the problem is time. Buffalo is in the same boat as Edm. They need to start winning now. Not in 2-6 years when those picks develop.
Truth is, I don't think they should be targeting Point. If they think they can get by with their goalie tandem, then they are begging to miss the playoffs again. Not to mention that the depth of the team is highly in question also.