If you want the player, you deal with the possible arbitration price, how high do they think it could possibly be? If you aren't willing to do that, you qualify him and trade his rights.

They are likely going to lose him for nothing, horrible asset management.

i think his highest price would be 4 mil. i would have offered him 3 mil for 3 years. The only upside is we really didnt give up anything for him in the first place but it still sucks losing him.

I think Vancouver should make a pitch to Dominik Kahun. Someone who could be a good asset to a player on the third line, like Virtanen and Gaudette.

Kahun's Agent quoted in Germany that he has signed in Edmonton on a 1 year deal. No info on cost, but I expect it to be $1.5 M or less.

I am guessing Holland has a deal in the works and can't sign him until he has moved some money out. My guess is Chiasson gets moved out.