Sorry to bring this thread back up but better than starting a new one. or so people are always told!
So in an article today I think Botts has answered the op thread title question. We're not buying rentals at this point I do believe.
"The question becomes how teams retain their young stars while keeping enough money aside to fill the remainder of their roster.
”The philosophy is simple, and you’re seeing it around the league. The only way you can keep a lot of your top-end players is if you have other players coming up through the system,” Sabres GM Jason Botterill said, placing an emphasis on scouting and player development."
Maybe silly season will start to dull over time. But then I guess there will always be bottom end teams with lots of cap space that can overpay guys.
The story is geared to the Loafs but applies to all and yet, the Loafs are the ones that went big in FA and have to pay their own.
Maple Leafs among NHL teams facing cap crunches next year