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Originally Posted by pikester
Possibly but I thought one of the few leverage points a team has over a player of Gagners status in arbitration is they can choose one or two years on the final contract awarded? If that is the case then team would obviously be wise to choose the 2 year term to avoid the option of prospective teams from simply waiting them out until the end of the first season.
The other thing is knowing Gagner is expecting $5+mil his potential target market is not going to be very big; that's a lot of money for a sub 6' center with a lackluster FO%
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An Arb deal can't go into UFA seasons I am told so only a one year deal is possible. Oilers would have to dump him for less then full munchkin value.