This is pure speculation, but I'm starting to believe that both Suter and Parise are playing a game of trying to get the team that either really wants to play for, to step up and match the top offers they've gotten, and trying to drive up the price. How long does either player need to sleep on it and discuss it with family?

This is pure speculation, but I'm starting to believe that both Suter and Parise are playing a game of trying to get the team that either really wants to play for, to step up and match the top offers they've gotten, and trying to drive up the price. How long does either player need to sleep on it and discuss it with family?
- MJL

clearly

gotta make the agents and the PA happy...

clearly

gotta make the agents and the PA happy...
- Crimsoninja

huge, huge part of this. especially heading into a labor negotiation.

This is pure speculation, but I'm starting to believe that both Suter and Parise are playing a game of trying to get the team that either really wants to play for, to step up and match the top offers they've gotten, and trying to drive up the price. How long does either player need to sleep on it and discuss it with family?
- MJL

they're waiting for the flyers to convince kimmo and danny b to waive their nmcs so they can both sign here

seems pretty obvious, imo

This is pure speculation, but I'm starting to believe that both Suter and Parise are playing a game of trying to get the team that either really wants to play for, to step up and match the top offers they've gotten, and trying to drive up the price. How long does either player need to sleep on it and discuss it with family?
- MJL

Certainly a possibility. Maybe Parise is one a city tour, interviewing the principals of his future kid's kingarten class.

huge, huge part of this. especially heading into a labor negotiation.
- OrangeBlack27

If I'm Donald Fehr and I get to those CBA negotiations, and the League says they want to lower the players share. The first thing I tell them is then why are your team's GM's throwing out 100M offers like it was candy on Halloween? Don't you have practice what you preach?

Certainly a possibility. Maybe Parise is one a city tour, interviewing the principals of his future kid's kingarten class.
- Daman

Could be. I'd make sure there was some good Pizza shops in the area where I'm gonna live. That takes time.

If I'm Donald Fehr and I get to those CBA negotiations, and the League says they want to lower the players share. The first thing I tell them is then why are your team's GM's throwing out 100M offers like it was candy on Halloween? Don't you have practice what you preach?
- MJL

exactly, so if/when parise signs a 10 year/68 million with the devils, he'll really piss of the pa when he could have gotten 12 years/100

pure speculation but parise and suter both sign here

I think we r holding up this with our huge offers lol

pure speculation but parise and suter both sign here
- mydoglicks

Not sure what your dog licks. Please expand - its boring around here.

Can someone email me when something happens:

[email][email protected][/email]

pure speculation but parise and suter both sign here
- mydoglicks

That would be insane. We would have to move sum serious cap space after that

percolating..
- Crimsoninja

more like festering...

more like festering...
- BringBack25

He signed Wideman and Hudler!

pure speculation but parise and suter both sign here
- mydoglicks

the longer it takes, the more I think the flyers are gonna get them both - so I'm setting myself up to get let down....

Anyone else think that Parise and Suter are both signing in Pitt, but Homer keeps upping Pitt's latest offer by $1, therefore pissing off the Pens and stalling for everyone else?

Anyone else think that Parise and Suter are both signing in Pitt, but Homer keeps upping Pitt's latest offer by $1, therefore pissing off the Pens and stalling for everyone else?
- feelingkettle

Absolutely!

Well done!

Just like on the Price is Right.

more like festering...
- BringBack25

permeating?

Parise and Suter have even brought this thread into idle speed.

Anyone else think that Parise and Suter are both signing in Pitt, but Homer keeps upping Pitt's latest offer by $1, therefore pissing off the Pens and stalling for everyone else?
- feelingkettle

No, I don't think this is the case.

Parise has to suffering from paralysis by analysis

No, I don't think this is the case.
- bradleyc4

oic

Parise has to suffering from paralysis by analysis
- Pat MaGroin

Gotta say, it's a difficult decision to commit to living in Pittsburgh for the next 12 years.

oic
- feelingkettle

You're probably way off basis.