I've been in the exact same boat. Someone makes an offer, I counter. They say no without countering, so I want to take the original offer, but they say no. It's happened to me twice, by the same guy (as a side note, this guy is very passive when it comes to deals: He's always worried he's going to get screwed on a deal that he won't make a big move).

It frustrates me when it happens, but after a day or two I realize it was probably for the better.

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12-team Keeper pool, straight points for forwards & dmen. Goalies get: 2 points per win, 3 per shutout, 1 point per assist & 1 point per shootout loss.

Top 8 forwards, 5 dmen and 2 goalies count.

We keep 8 forwards, 5 dmen, 2 goalies & 1 rookie.

Forwards: Malkin, Stamkos, Getzlaf, Hall, Kunitz, St. Louis, Pavelski, Kadri, Purcell, Hartnell, Brunner, Weiss, Bouchard, McDonald
Defence: Letang, Enstrom, Schultz, Markov, Keith
Goalies: Price, Niemi, Brodeur

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