Offer sheeting Barzal seems like the worst possible case scenario...
NYI have a blank check waiting for him.
Strome will wait to see what Barzal gets.
Strome will point to having the same points as Barzal and say he wants the offer sheet deal too since that is clearly the value the NYR themselves place on a player with that level of production.
Arbitrator will shrug and say "you brought this on yourselves" and award it.
No one wants Strome for Barzal money
Rangers lose Strome for absolutely nothing in return.
Reality is that Strome can just point to Barzal and Toews and justify $8M+ regardless and in 2 years Zib will ask for $12M
- Maskdman3
In a flat cap for atleast the next 2 years, players have lost a bit of bargaining edge.
