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[QUOTE="jncuse, post: 5325738, member: 1969"]
The salary cap, and the fact that almost every team is above the cap line causes issues in terms of what teams are willing to promise the agents of fringe player.  Capped teams are limited in terms of what they have to offer FA's... they have an exemption or two to sign FA's above the vet min, but they tend to give those to rotation level players, not more end of bench guys like Oshae.  And now because of the hard cap, a handful of teams don't even have those exemptions to offer anymore, which puts the squeeze just a bit more tight on veteran end of bench guys.

Teams certainly backchannel info.   But front offices want to retain their credibility with agents and don't want to make false promises to them especially on lesser players.

As a fringe player, you hope to get a little raise from the team you are on.   Or hope to get a portion of an exemption as a FA.   But it doesn't always break your way - and teams aren't going to guarantee fringe players before the signing period.
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