AN OFFER THEY CAN’T REFUSE

Tendering an offer sheet to another team’s player is one of the last taboos in the NHL. But the Blues’ bold bid on two young Oilers shows that the times are a-changin’

WITH RYAN KENNEDY

IF THERE’S ONE MANTRA to take away from the shocking double offer sheet the St. Louis Blues foisted upon the Edmonton Oilers in August, it’s probably this: no hard feelings. This was not a matter of the Blues seeking revenge for a past slight or previous offer sheet, and St. Louis GM Doug Armstrong made it clear it had nothing to do with the fact his good friend Ken Holland was no longer GM in Edmonton. In fact, Armstrong got off one of the greatest lines in recent hockey history when he claimed that he would offer-sheet any team, no matter who was in charge – even if his own mother was the GM. (But how does she feel about the analytics movement?) Offer sheets are one of the last taboos in…

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