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Is that vibe out there? There’s a sense that this could be a year, I don’t know if the (Mikko) Rantanen thing is what set it in motion. I don’t know, but these players, because hockey players go oh gee darn will stay home, take a hometown discount, want to be there. But these kind of players may be prone to being more on the move than people think. What’s your take?”

Elliotte Friedman: “It’s a good question. I think that, like, I’m with you on the salary cap. Some people say you have to take top dollar. You have to take top dollar. And my point is, do what you want. But I understand the dollars are finite. It’s a 50/50, split, and every dollar you take should take $1 away from someone else. And that’s true. So I think people should make their own decisions. But it’s not like pushing the line and pushing the line and pushing the line comes without consequences to other players.

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