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Hotstove: Which Player Would Be Your Offer Sheet Target?

June 28, 2016, 10:56 AM ET [34 Comments]
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There are a ton of quality restricted free agents still unsigned but there are two that I'd be specifically targeting: Seth Jones and Jacob Trouba.

Jones is a fantastic skater, can log a ton of minutes, produce some points and drive possession.

Columbus' cap situation is an absolute disaster and, if not anything else, offer sheeting Jones would make their life even more difficult.

As it stands the Jackets have less than four million in cap space (GeneralFanager). They can go over 10% during the off-season but even so they don't have a lot of wiggle room if a team is willing to pay a premium for Jones.

I'm sure Columbus would match any offer it'd make their sticky situation even worse and probably make another quality player become available as a result.

Winnipeg, meanwhile, is a budget team and seems very hesitant to commit big money and term to Jacob Trouba.

It couldn't hurt to force the Jets' hand and hope that they'll walk away.

Peter Tessier

There are some excellent RFA players this year and many could be top targets but it really depends on the team who is targeting and the team/player being targeted.

If you are a team with plenty of cap room and few RFAs that could be offer sheeted in a retaliatory naught you are in the best position. If you fit that mould I would go after Seth Jones on Columbus because the cap situation for the Blue Jackets is ugly. Give him a huge one and watch how the Jackets manage that. Just don't expect to be liked by fellow GMs.

It's not that Jones is the best player out there to offer sheet, it's to be successful and the Columbus situation gives any team making the offer a better, albeit slim chance, of success.

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