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Originally Posted by Hanna Sniper
Hurricanes are extatic to be able to retain Chris Neil. We decided to allow Chris to hit the open market and not offer him a UFA grid contract, we we're able to re-sign him at a discount from last season. This may be a reflection of the leagues view of his worth... but from a Hurricanes perspective Chris is a big part of our team but we didn't want to overpay his roll with a grid
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And that's the way smart GM's deal with the UFA grid...it's a risk but one that paid off really well for you.
Some of these contracts are really high...but then again they're considered "free", so I suppose it's not too much of a surprise they went for a high price. The Habs weren't willing to pay more than that we feel a player is worth so we're fine with how this went.