Jessica Fletcher - contributing reporter
Approaching the end of Free Agency, and the international market is about to hit the ground running...or so many franchises hope. Let's take a look at all the big spending that's about to happen this season.
Helena, Huntington, and Atlanta are the only teams outside the top 17 picks, meaning they might have a little more to spend in IFA than the others. Though given New York's lack of signing their draft prospect last season; proves he's willing to roll the dice. However this year with the #1 pick, I wouldn't expect him to pass on signing such a top talent. Their season is a a complete loss if they don't sign their top pick AND land a top IFA. That's three teams with more than $40M to spend and one dang near$40M. There's going to be some extremely bummed people by the end of this season when 8 teams walk away with a borderline AAAA/ML IFA prospect instead of an all-star or game changer like Weiss, WYW, or Tarraga who is likely to retire after this season.
Good luck on the IFA market to everyone, even that Canadian team.