/carolina starts preparing suzuki offer sheet

dont match. thats how they win the war

This is actually fine to be absolutely honest. Suzuki is worth the money they'll OS him so we'd be having to pay the player money we'd have given him anyway and at least we get properly compensated for it if not. Probably in the 4 1st round pick range if they pay him more than he's already probably worth. 9-10M etc

Plus by this point, by Carolina doing another OS, it gives the Habs full authority to OS Necas or Jarvis down the line, etc. just to get even again. Kind of ensuring Carolina wouldn't do it again.