The Zetterberg Era
Ball Hockey Sucks
Oh for pete's sake. You said Edler "WILL" hit FA, then you say "If". You can't have your cake and eat it as well. But your analysis on how Holland goes about trying to sign Star FA's is not only off base but nauseating to those of us with a realistic perspective on things. A). Holland had the highest offer for Suter B). Minnesota backed up the container ship of cash and promised him the power of friendship with his buddy Parise and close vicinity to home C). Suter didn't bother to give us a chance to match. D). We had no interest in Parise whatsoever. Nowhere near the same interest we had in Suter.
Those are the facts. You can either accept them, or continue to live in this bizzaro world where you are somehow the best NHL GM in the country or something of the ilk that allows you to legitimately look down upon one of the most respected GMs in the game, whether warranted or not.
Holland did not have the highest offer on Suter we know this. His offer was fair and I understand why it didn't budge from 90 million after going up from 80, but we know for a fact that was not the highest offer. It was a fair offer and a big offer but A is false, especially since his agent claims 98 million wasn't the biggest offer he got either.