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Originally Posted by Ashasx
Why didn't Parise ask for $14M in free agency?
Just because you qualify a player doesn't mean he'll sign, either. The Avs qualified ROR and he still didn't sign.
The qualifying offer value means nothing. The player can assign any arbitrary value they want to determine how much they will sign for, just as ROR did with the Avalanche. What if ROR asks for $10M in 2 years. Woe is us. What will we do? He's the one who has to sign on the dotted line in the end.
What if Brodie asks for $5M? Will he get it?
The qualifying amount is absolutely meaningless. It's simply a number used to retain RFAs longer so you can negotiate with them more.
The Flames will have an entire year to negotiate with ROR.
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I really am not trying to be a dick, but I am not sure you understand what a qualifying offer is.
A qualifying offer is a contract offer, the Flames would be contractually bound to pay ROR 6.5 million dollars a year if they made a qualifying offer and he accepted. The only way they would not be bound to pay him that would be if ROR and his agent rejected the 6.5 million offer and wanted more money, completely misread the market and ended up signing for less. It is not some sort of negotiating ploy, it is a contract offer from the Flames to ROR to retain his rights. Not sure what world we are living in where ROR is offered 6.5 million a year and turns it down to negotiate a lower salary.