Quoting: edeangel84
Got it so we give you one of the best players ever for basically zero. Take a hike. We will keep him.
No you're just not able to avoid the fact that both have full NMC and you have no leverage unless they waive it.
Giroux gave 1 team , Taresenko gave 1 team, Tavares refused to talk about it as did Skinner.
Only time someone who fought that hard to get a Full NMC chooses to waive it or entertain a bunch of suitors is is they're in a Jeff Petry Pickle.
That said i wouldnt Retain Salary because of it if i was you
You may lose leverage if they both only give you 1 team and TBH if BOTH were going they'd likely choose together
It would be left to the 2 teams to figure it out or they pull their offer to Waive for 1 team and dont move to any team at all but stay remembering this.
That said im not convinced they'd want to come or that MTL needs them
Its likely they do and if that were the case we'd figure out a deal that works for all
But if its me Letang just isnt needed and we know how him and Matheson play together aka they dont
Crosby makes sense too but as much as i'd love that with him as a Pending UFA as we're contending and you're rebuilding
Right now i'd rather Monahan and Toffoli back , of which i think Monahan actually will return but Toffoli would have 10-15 offers likely better then we'd offer.