Aloe Makes FA Boring, Goes Back to Warsaw

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Warsaw, Poland - Well, just some 32 hours into free agency, the theoretical biggest agent on the market has made their decision: it's back to Warsaw for reigning MVP Aloe Dear. She signed a 1-year, $5,500,000 deal with the eastern European team, who capped off last season with a finals series for the ages after placing first in the European Conference during the regular season.

 

"I'm beyond pleased to remain here in Poland for one last go," she commented, waving her Predators flags at a recent presser, "after Dakota's agent was named GM of the team and he clearly wasn't going to be traded, it felt like an inevitability for this season."

 

"I think there's still excellent talent here, and that we can make all of this work despite some aging parts," she continued. "Do I think we can place an easy first? Well, no. Anyone who tells you with certainty how the next season's going to go before the free agency period is done -- let alone the first 30 games or so -- is just hype building. Can we compete for first? I think we have a core that can, definitely. But last season wasn't exactly a cake walk, and we had just come off of a razor-thin margin of defeat in the European semis in Season 77. We need to make sure we have that same fire this season, too."