08-20-2021, 09:32 AM
(08-20-2021, 09:27 AM)mvossman Wrote: I'm not sure it has as much impact in this case? I was under the impression that Chicago made it fairly clear they would not match a good sized offer, but maybe I am remembering that wrong?Sure, but that’s part of the restricted FA, right? No one WANTS to pay him a “good sized offer”, but they might have to in order to get him from CHI, or they have to deal with trade demands from CHI either way. With non-restricted, teams only have to deal with the other team if they want to or don’t have the money outright.