Makes no difference to me. Whole thing worked out pretty well for us. Lou’s 1988-92 may be the gold standard in building a franchise. (Sorry about Trevor Kidd).

I mean, technically Tkatchuk was the first sign and trade. My point is that the value is different. If they are a UFA, then there is rental value. If they have an extension, then there is a higher value (if it's already positive and not a cap dump). Matthews with 8 years is worth more than Matthews at 1 year.

Shanny banged Craig Janney's wife and ended up marrying her IIRC.

Tkachuk was an RFA.

I'm aware. That's why I said technically because it is entirely possible for the team to sign and then trade the player before the new contact kicks in. Nevertheless, UFAs have less value on average than contacted players.