Rick Dhaliwal

They've got to stop hoping and praying he's going to show up to camp in shape.

They got to expect it.

He's got to expect it.

So they're going to work together.

I think all sides are going to try and make it work first.

But if he has another 50-point season and

then I can't see that they're trying to do this 12 months from now if it's another 50-point season.

It is a tell.

It is a tell.

And the fact that they contacted the agents is a tell as well to just say, Hey, let's work together to try and fix this out.

And the other thing about the Pedersen trade, the owner's got,

well over $10, $11, $12 million in dead money next year.

Do you think he wants to pick up some of that guy's salary for the next six years?

I'm sure that plays a factor into it as well.

And who right now, what team is sitting there going, give me a 50-point center, make an 11.6 for the next six years?

Who's doing that, Jason?

Six years left.

They sure seem like they want to work with them at training camp and go from there.

Like I told you at the deadline, one team told me they needed 2.5 to 3 million retention on Patterson to even think about taking them.

So teams want help on the retention.