Almost every year there are rumors that someone will offer sheet a restricted free agent. And almost every year we don’t get one. There’s plenty of reasons why not including cap space, compensation, and fear of being put on fellow NHL GM’s “naughty list”.
Well in the case of New York Islanders Mathew Barzal we may have to add one more.
Lou Lamoriello strikes fear in the hearts of other GMs
In a new mailbag feature by Eric Duhatschek of The Athletic, he was asked why no offer sheet for a player like Mat Barzal.