Even if the argument is that Feaster did this with full intention to put his lawyer hat on to head to a fight with the league from the start, the chips that he was willing to gamble away were not worth the very real risk of it going bad.
The Flames losing money,two draft picks in a deep draft, and the player would've sent the franchise back from a hockey standpoint, even if you discount the reputation and perception hits it has and would take if this stretched out.
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