Harold_Melvin wrote: ↑04 Apr 2025 17:45 pm
Not signing at least Holloway is mind boggling. Why hadn't Edmonton provided qualifying offers to prevent this situation? I don't know all the ins and outs but isn't that what prevents a team from offering...the sheet/contract. I know they have to sign McJesus and Dria but come on...qualifying offers would have surely been less than the offer sheets. Correct me if I'm not understanding this correctly.
Qualifying offers weren’t the issue. They both got them (and rejected them, as is their right). If they hadn’t received QOs then they would have become UFAs and Edmonton would have gotten nothing for them at all. The qualifying offers just meant that Edmonton kept their rights.
The issue is that Edmonton prioritized spending their cap space on outside free agents like Jeff Skinner, under the assumption that they could get Broberg and Holloway signed cheaply later in the summer. When the Blues came in offering substantial raises that Edmonton couldn’t afford, they were screwed.
Harold_Melvin wrote: ↑04 Apr 2025 17:45 pm
Not signing at least Holloway is mind boggling. Why hadn't Edmonton provided qualifying offers to prevent this situation? I don't know all the ins and outs but isn't that what prevents a team from offering...the sheet/contract. I know they have to sign McJesus and Dria but come on...qualifying offers would have surely been less than the offer sheets. Correct me if I'm not understanding this correctly.
Qualifying offers weren’t the issue. They both got them (and rejected them, as is their right). If they hadn’t received QOs then they would have become UFAs and Edmonton would have gotten nothing for them at all. The qualifying offers just meant that Edmonton kept their rights.
The issue is that Edmonton prioritized spending their cap space on outside free agents like Jeff Skinner, under the assumption that they could get Broberg and Holloway signed cheaply later in the summer. When the Blues came in offering substantial raises that Edmonton couldn’t afford, they were screwed.
well summarized.. will add that judging by their qualifiers, this told both of them what the organization thought of them. very low ball offers that the team thought they'd HAVE to take
Harold_Melvin wrote: ↑04 Apr 2025 17:45 pm
Not signing at least Holloway is mind boggling. Why hadn't Edmonton provided qualifying offers to prevent this situation? I don't know all the ins and outs but isn't that what prevents a team from offering...the sheet/contract. I know they have to sign McJesus and Dria but come on...qualifying offers would have surely been less than the offer sheets. Correct me if I'm not understanding this correctly.
Qualifying offers weren’t the issue. They both got them (and rejected them, as is their right). If they hadn’t received QOs then they would have become UFAs and Edmonton would have gotten nothing for them at all. The qualifying offers just meant that Edmonton kept their rights.
The issue is that Edmonton prioritized spending their cap space on outside free agents like Jeff Skinner, under the assumption that they could get Broberg and Holloway signed cheaply later in the summer. When the Blues came in offering substantial raises that Edmonton couldn’t afford, they were screwed.
