DaveMatthew
Bring in Peter
Interesting article on TSN: https://www.tsn.ca/tallon-on-stone-we-made-a-good-offer-just-not-good-enough-i-guess-1.1264147
So Tallon clearly got an indication from Stone's camp that he would have signed an extension there, too. This leads me to believe one of two things:
1. The situation in Ottawa is so dire, and the belief in management so low, that home-grown players would prefer to play for the Panthers
2. The "offers" that we made Stone weren't close in money, term and/or structure to market value
Tallon said Stone would not have been a rental in Florida, either.
So Tallon clearly got an indication from Stone's camp that he would have signed an extension there, too. This leads me to believe one of two things:
1. The situation in Ottawa is so dire, and the belief in management so low, that home-grown players would prefer to play for the Panthers
2. The "offers" that we made Stone weren't close in money, term and/or structure to market value