Chris Gear was in charge of RFA negotiations with Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes and Thatcher Demko. He provided insight into each of those deals.
A few years ago, the Vancouver Canucks had an RFA list included Thatcher Demko, Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes. Chris Gear was responsible for negotiating all three of those contracts. He joined Rachel Doerrie for a behind the scenes look at how the negotiations played out and explained why he thinks bridging Pettersson was the right choice.
A few years ago, the Vancouver Canucks had an RFA list included Thatcher Demko, Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes. Chris Gear was responsible for negotiating all three of those contracts. Here's how he did it.