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Originally Posted by Wolven
It is an overpayment compared to getting him for free on August 15th.
It is also an overpayment if he decides to continue holding out (the Flames had 10 days to talk to him before the trade so that shouldn't happen).
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well, I think there is an assumption that Calgary has been able to talk to him or his agent and that we'll be able to sign him...
Waiting until August may have resulted in a) Calgary offering a lot more on the UFA market or b) Another team snatching him up.
So, it is only an overpayment if Calgary cannot sign him...hopefully, that is not the case or it looks really bad on the organization for not doing some due diligence.