Rasmus Dahlin is still an unsigned restricted free agent and the decision that lay ahead for general manager Kevyn Adams comes is something Shakespeare-like in its tone.
To bridge or not to bridge? That is the question.
Whether it’s more cost-effective to sign him to a long-term deal and suffer the slings and arrows of ownerships fortune laid bare or to take up the cause of a short-term deal meant to make Dahlin prove himself makes quite the tempest of a conundrum.
This summer has seen young defensemen commit to long-term contracts across the league and for very big money.