I don't think he's pulled a Suter regardless. Suter was quoted as saying that he wanted to stay and something would get worked out. The only thing Vesey has ever said is, "Nashville has been great to me and we'll see what happens." Over and over. That's a calculated non-answer, that, combined with not wanting to sign last season, told me all I needed to know. He likely hasn't told the organization "no" because that would be a stupid thing to do on his part...you don't burn bridges like that.
I think the issue here is, and this is where the comparisons to Suter maybe take on some substance -- it seems like DP sometimes doesn't know how to take "no" for an answer. He's like the kid that asks the head cheerleader to prom and when she politely declines, he fills her locker with rose petals and serenades her in front of the entire school at lunch. Sure, it's sweet, but it's also ineffective and kind of embarassing\pathetic. Mike Russo(Wild beat writer) told me via DM on Twitter that according to both Suter and his agent, Poile was told at the end of that 2012 season that while they would keep the option to return to Nashville open, that Suter was likely moving on. It was reiterated when DP went up to Suter's farm in Wisconsin...but going by Poile's dialogue around that time, he took "So you're saying there's a chance..." and ran with it.
It seems like he's taking a similar tack with Vesey. In his mind, why would anyone say no to burning an ELC year and playing for a contender? But he's not considering Vesey's point of view. He's taking those little kernels of encouragement and blowing them up, and he will likely be the same sad, beaten puppy he was when Suter signed with Minnesota. It will be authentic surprise. I think he sees the best in people\situations, and is doubly devastated when they surprise him\let it down. Sucks, but again...the writing was on the wall, if you were willing to read it.
