Daniel Sedin or Henrik Sedin
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I think we're going to see more bridge contracts in an era of cap growth, or at least we're going to see players push for them, even as teams prefer to go long.
Teams are either going to have to pay more for the RFA years as the lines continue to blur between RFA and UFA compensation, or players are going to sign bridges.
And when they sign bridges, that's a bridge to somewhere, as I've often said.
Oftentimes, it's a bridge to, I want to go elsewhere.
I'm going to use my leverage now and my ability to only sign contracts with teams that I'm curious about signing with.
Or, you know, and by the way, these aren't even RFA seasons anymore, right?
It's like sometimes extension eligibility is a key deadline.
do you have the assets and are you an appealing enough destination to capitalize off of one of those unique opportunities that come up specifically with one of those golden era of BC hockey kids that are coming up?
And obviously we know the headliners and I'm not going to like get everyone excited by saying them, but like, there's a whole other era of those players coming to, right?
Like your, your Benson's your woods, right?
Like there's a lot of talent coming from the Western part of Canada and
You need a practice facility, and it needs to be a really good one.
And, by the way, an ascendant young team for those guys to be like, oh, man, I want to be part of the Vancouver team that puts the Canucks over the edge.
A star to partner with.
It becomes a lot easier if you're like, oh, I'm going to be with that guy.
If we're talking about the high-end star, right?
You want to be in the position that an Anaheim is.