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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
It still doesn't make any sense to me. There is no way that an arbitrator would give Russel more than what he signed for, and so what if he did? Walking away form a #6 defenseman picked up off waivers isn't a big deal and going on waivers in the first place wouldn't put Russel in a great positon to bargain.
I tend to think what others were stating. Russell was likely plan B after something else didn't transpire and the timing of the waivers didn't work out with the other timeline.
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I think you don't understand if an arbitrator awarded Russel any salary up to 3.5 million, the Flames cannot walk away they have to accept it.