Navin R Slavin
Fifth line center
Those tea leaves are impossible to read.The supposed TDA/relative burner account posting calling out Canes as clowns on the Free Agency Day was a curious one.
The simple explanation is usually the best. If TDA signed a 1x1 on Day One, it means that there were no other leads worth even pursuing. Which means that before free agency, the Canes reached out and no one else did.
I suppose it's possible that multiple teams reached out with similar deals, and he thought the Canes were the best opportunity -- but then implies an actual bidding war, and if the bidding war is won by the guys that offer the 1x1, that's not saying much about the value of the asset.