[Sammalinen]

Yes, went directly to the "not interested" mode. And no, it was a first time I attempted to sign this player.

Faced this again with 2 players. This time one of those players had earlier a contact with my team, but I didn't try resigning this time. (That player had a busy summer, btw, 1st round draft pick, NHL contract, sent to AHL, contract terminated and then signing for a 3rd tier league in Finland. Also something fishy here...see a screenshot)

If I try to think what's a common feature, it's that I tried to buy these players from the lower tier leagues: one from Czech 1st division (Adam Mechura), 1 from Finnish Mestis (1st division) and 1 from Finnish Suomi-Sarja (2nd division). It has never happened when trading with a top tier clubs. It's now November 12th 2026 in my game, for a record.

AI logic gets somehow twisted in these situations, where a lower league player has a chance to sign for a top league team in middle of a season.

(It's also a bit odd that when offering a trade sum, the GM says "can't add this much salary to the payroll". Even there's no salaries involved...? See a screenshot. This also happens when making a deal with a lower tier club.)

I added some screenshots, hope they help. There are probably multiple issues, not necessary entwined together, but it's hard to judge what is irrelevant and what's not.