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'Penner Rule' ups ante for restricted free agents

By Scott Burnside
ESPN.com

Thursday, June 26, 2008

There is another issue to look for come July's free-agent season: the specter of the offer sheet. Last summer, the Edmonton Oilers shook the hockey world when they submitted an offer sheet first to Buffalo restricted free agent Thomas Vanek and then to Anaheim forward Dustin Penner. The Sabres reluctantly matched it; the Ducks didn't and obtained a series of draft picks from the Oilers. This summer, many of the top restricted free agents already have been locked into long-term deals or pres ...

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