The difficult thing with that situation is from rumors it becomes difficult to understand what was the desire of agent vs player. A couple media folks for instance suggested they were seeking s big money shorter term offer sheet. Yet was that just posturing by Ferris or did he have consent by the player and his family? Who knows.
These negotiations for him, Nylander,Matthews are ancient history either way. Folks should move on
I am cool with that. An overpayment does not mean you have an overpriced asset. It means you paid more for the asset than what was necessary. Its kind of like a car dealer paying full price for a car.
The very premise that the leafs have overpriced assets now is a faulty one.
Yes the leafs should have paid less. No, their relative caps are not inflated by millions against their market value.
When I read x player
is overpaid vs
was overpaid I see a remarkable unawareness of the nuance of these two statements.
In the context of Dubas negotiation skills, it is fair game. When talking about moving an asset for cheaper pieces, it is just dumb.
Cant help but jump into an argument when I see statements like 2-3mm overpaid.