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Originally Posted by EddyBeers
Huh? If you do not qualify an RFA they automatically become a UFA unless they are willing to sign for less than their qualifying offer. If a 24 year old O'Reilly is not qualified, why on god's green earth would he ever sign with the Flames for less than his QO when he could just walk out on July 1st and hit the UFA market? I would assume whatever lower offer the Flames made him before the UFA sweepstakes would either a) still be there in his worst case scenario or b) be topped by a better offer either by the Flames or some other team.
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If ROR is not qualified by July 1, 2014, yes, he will become a UFA.
But the Flames can RE-SIGN him to any kind of contract they want want, starting July 1, 2013. The Flames will NOT be forced to pay him $6.5M.
Would would he sign here? Maybe because he learns to like the team, knows he'll be given every opportunity on the top line? We already know he chose the Flames over the Canucks. Why wouldn't he do it again?
He won't realistically be asking for $6.5M in 2 years unless he comes in and puts up 70 points next season. Personally, I'd love if he did that.
And well, if he won't sign to reasonable terms, the Flames can trade him to a team he wants to sign with, and the Flames will get a huge return.
This is a brilliant move by Feaster.