Quoting: FartButtIII
I honestly believe the only reason Pinto hasn't been signed would be that Dorion has been told "full-stop" until Andlauer takes over - my guess is his position is as good as gone
All decisions "officially" go to the board, then Bill Daly, then Andlauer, per Daly's comments on the situation. So, GMPD can't make decisions that Andlauer doesn't really agree with. I say "officiallly", cause GMPD likely talks to him directly. He was in town for dev camp and they were chatty at the arena.
The signings, trades, firings (Trent Mann), keeping the coaching staff, that GMPD has done so far don't indicate someone who's going to be fired as soon as Andlauer takes over.
Either Sens are holding off to make room, or Pinto wants $, or both. His QO, the minimum they can offer him per CBA, is over 900k. They have 890k or so in cap. So, no matter what is the amount, they need to clear some space, unless they send down a forward and run 11/7 until an injury.
To those saying he's holding out due to greed, players shouldn't play for less than what they are willing to accept. They put their bodies and health on the line, and it's a business. If they blow out their shoulder, their knee, whatever, their career may be in jeopardy. Teams rarely show loyalty if you aren't useful anymore, so why should the players?