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Originally Posted by dino7c
if its such a bad contract why did they match it
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Have they officially matched it?
Thank god for the Flames if they did.
But to be more direct, they matched it because he is worth more than a 1st and 3rd rounder. They matched it because you have to protect your assets.
5m at this time is overpayment but the hope would be that he would be a 5m player in the future.
They obviously didn't think he was worth 5 as an RFA or he would have been signed before the season started.
By Calgary offering him a bloated salary, they forced the AVs hands