Maybe teams, and companies, should try to make themselves a good place to work at. If players are UFA's they have every right to choose where they want to work at, and that is often decided when they are fielding multiple offers.
Considering they couldn't take a hint when he wouldn't re-sign with them for months, I don't know even with information from Hanifin if Conroy couldn't figured out things the best way.Yeah, thats the risk giving teams permission to negotiate before the trade. This could have been prevented by not giving that permission, but Flames wanted to increase the trade value by selling non-rental. Ended up decreasing the value when player answered honestly for the inquiries and some teams decided to go elsewhere.
if anything saying this is insult for Hanifin, who did nothing wrong. He suddenly starts getting calls from cities he isnt planning to sign with, whats he supposed to do? Lie?
Did Flames even check up on Hanifin what his plans are before giving other teams the green light? If they did, why would they let him snub teams out of the race instead of keeping the bidding war going as a blind auction.
There is only so many players a team can have.That's going to suck for a lot of teams. There seems to be 4 or 5 teams that are a destination of choice. The rich get richer while the rest of the league fights for the leftovers.
This. And as alluded to above: it's not like Calgary couldn't have traded Hanifin anywhere else. He only had like an 8-team NTC. It's just that other teams were reluctant to part with more valuable pieces knowing Hanifin would play out the contract and go to UFA on July 1, and in the end the offer from Vegas is the one Conroy thought was the best for his team.This isn't anything new.
Calgary wanted to do a trade and sign to get more value. Hanafin had only a couple places he would sign with.
It's a nothing burger. They got rental price.
They've been doing this for a few years now, especially out of Calgary.So do you think more players are going to do what Hanifin did in the trade?
...ie. You can trade for me but when my contract is up I won't re-sign with you.
There have been sign-and-trades before that. Just right off the top of my head, Justin Faulk was one when he went from Carolina to St. Louis in 2019. But yes, they're far more the exception than the rule.Ya if anything trades with immediate signings are the abnormality.
Like Tkachuk was the first actual sign and trade.
Might as well since we'll just waste it on another Tyler Boucher.Yep, Ottawa should lose a first rounder too.
That's going to suck for a lot of teams. There seems to be 4 or 5 teams that are a destination of choice. The rich get richer while the rest of the league fights for the leftovers.
Players flexed their muscles back in the early 90's, and while they generally lose(relatively) the big picture CBA negotiations, when it comes to individual player negotiations, the in-demand player will always win. That's why they keep getting NMC's and NTC's.
It sucks for the team that has to trade a guy, but generally when teams have to trade someone, they don't have much leverage anyway.
It's just a player exercising his rights. That's the game. We'd all love to be in such a position.
Imagine wanting to have a say in where you will play for the rest of your career when signing your UFA contract. Escandalo.
Even if he doesn't know where he wants to go, he has earned his right to wait to July 1st if he so chooses too.
Players always seem to get the blame, yet when teams decided to not re-sign a guy or trade him or don't sign them as a draft pick we don't hear "what a bad team, look what they are doing to the player". This is all apart of professional sports
That's always been the case to varying degrees. Players want to play on good teams that are well run franchises.
I have no problem with an agent telling a team the player they rep has no intention of signing with them long term.
Good weather year round is the ideal living situation for many human beings.Not anymore, it seems the biggest motivation besides money is being able to wear sandals to the rink
This. And as alluded to above: it's not like Calgary couldn't have traded Hanifin anywhere else. He only had like an 8-team NTC. It's just that other teams were reluctant to part with more valuable pieces knowing Hanifin would play out the contract and go to UFA on July 1, and in the end the offer from Vegas is the one Conroy thought was the best for his team.
If that's a problem, it's not Hanifin's problem. Or other teams' problem.
These guys retire in their early - mid thirties with millions and millions of dollars
Shut up and dribble
NTC are killing the smaller market, and cold market teams. NHL would be smart to negotiate them out of the next CBA, would probably help grow the game, too.
It’s called negotiation. The players will get something in return in the next CBA.These guys are an elite talent pool that generate billions of dollars in revenue. They're the reason people pay astronomical prices to go to games.
Them making money a lot of money for it doesn't mean they should behave like indentured servants.
"Hey guys we're already artificially restricting your salary and now we want to take away one of the few things that can give you some semblance of control over your career."
Enjoy the next lockout!