Anglesmith
Setting up the play?
It's not bullshit at all. If the club trades for him without an extension worked out, they are taking the chance that he might want to just test free agency. If the selling team gets the sense or knows that the player will extend, they can set their price accordingly. What the price is that they will accept is entirely up to them. GMs having different prices for different teams is absolutely nothing new.It’s complete bullshit to make a trade in place with no extension, thereby driving down his trade value for the acquiring team, then signing him to said extension after the trade is completed.
You’re telling me that if Hanifin was traded to Vegas with an extension in place we couldn’t have gotten more?
It's a free market. There isn't anything here that should be against any kind of rules.
And besides, it isn't like Vegas having Hanifin locked up is some kind of cheat code. We have had Hanifin for several years. He's a good defenceman. He isn't a star. If they don't sign him they'll just find someone else.