Dave Dombrowski

Well, uh, we, we have not given up opt outs and a lot of clubs don't give opt outs.

We're not the only ones that don't do it.

Um,

I guess you never say anything's in concrete, but I've really never, you have to be careful because you can give long-term big contracts and then you can give opt-outs.

You still have to realize where you are as an organization from a financial perspectives.

I have never felt myself and still don't feel that it's a wise move to make.

when you look at the risks that are attached to it, because the reality is, is if the player has a bad year, they opt in.

And if they get hurt, they opt in.

So double the amount that you're paying a player for one year, and that becomes two years.

And can you afford to do that?

And of course, we're also involved when it comes down to taxation.

I know other organizations are too.

But if they opt out, it's generally because they've had a good year then.

So that has not changed for years.

You always are open minded to do things that you think are best.

But it's generally not a philosophy that I have liked, we have liked to do.

Will you be open minded?

I guess you're always open minded to anything.

It's a policy I've had for a long time.

And I think I would say the majority of clubs have that policy.