Devils pursuing Dougie Hamilton with unique free agency pitch
NY Post
Back in the day, before there was a salary cap and free agency began a tick after midnight on July 1 rather than a tick after noon, clubs would send representatives out on the road to present prospective targets with trinkets and perhaps professionally produced promotional DVDs in the dead of the night as part of the recruiting process.
Well, at least the big-market teams would. The Rangers, for instance, would have a gift bag ready for candidates that typically would include a crystal apple from Tiffany. That was part of the pitch. Those days are gone forever. Inducements are forbidden in the hard cap era. No more baubles. No more DVDs featuring local celebrities imploring a favored free agent to come to their city.More Related News
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