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Old 02-28-2013, 05:04 PM   #596
Captain_Obvious
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Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf View Post
for a guy that's not proven yet, yes it is

I understand why they did it, in order to try and force the Avs not to match

but this is no different than what Edmonton did to Penner, which a lot of people here then complained here rightfully so set the standard for RFA deals which caused a bunch of inflated bloated contracts
He has three seasons under his belt at 22 years old, last year putting up 50+ points, leading the league in take-aways, and was 54% in faceoffs.

"Insane" signing a player like that to a 5 million dollar cap hit.

Um, no. Poor choice of words.
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