If there’s one thing that could keep Dallas Stars fans awake at night, it’s the idea that restricted free agents Roope Hintz and Denis Gurianov might get snatched up during free agency. The vehicle for this nightmare: the offer sheet, which would take advantage of the static cap and COVID-related financial pressures to essentially buy the dynamic duo away.
The idea of offer sheets can make for interesting copy, and heaven knows they’re a good troll on Twitter, writes The Athletic’s Sean Shapiro. In the real world, where the sky is blue and gravity is a thing, they’re more or less a non-factor:
In the NHL’s salary cap era, since 2005, there have been nine offer sheets signed by NHL players.