Quoting: mokumboi
Nah, it's brutal. The 2nd is in 24, Suzuki can barely stay in one piece and hasn't progressed when he does so the fact that he was taken 28th OA 3 1/2 years ago means exactly nothing and Fensore is one of the smallest midget Dmen in history. And as always, retention ain't free... funny how folks constantly gloss over that part. This is the type of offer that makes sure Carolina calls don;t get answered in the future.
Retention this year is built into the price. That's something that needs to be understood. Good teams do not have the space to take on contracts at full value. That's something that was talked about during 32 Thoughts, prices this year are likely going to start at 50% retained and come down with however much is left. There are so many sellers this year and its a weird situation under the flat cap. Funny how you are trying to ignore that in the current grand scheme of things.
You say Fensore is a midget. Okay and? He's still proven to be a fantastic defenseman. He's got good upside. Your entire argument is he's undersized.
Suzuki's shown development when he's played. He's proven when he plays he can dominate at almost any level he's seen to this point. While his value isn't super high, it's not 0.
The 2nd is next year, but it's also a high 2nd because lets face it, it's Philly.
Not to mention, ROR is still hurt. ROR is still having a bad year. ROR is still currently not able to play hockey. ROR still has no set timeline to return. Asking for much more than this is how you walk valuable assets to free agency and then get nothing. As I said in the description, Canes don't need ROR. Right now, no one needs ROR. Saying "his is the type of offer that makes sure Carolina calls don;t get answered in the future" is absolutely lucocrist. You think this is so far of for a ROR that has shown major signs of regression, is on the wrong side of 30 as a rental, currently injured, has shown regression in his defensive game, and you want how much more here? This is why no one has tried to take Tarasenko out of St Louis despite him openly wanting out. Blues need to learn that their assets won't be the only ones out there. ROR is like center number 3 among teams that may want one. You want how much more? LMAO