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Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary
Glad to see any hard working kid get rewarded...
but the Flames management sure didn't think as highly of Byron as this board does if they were willing to let him walk away for nothing.
As for the arbitration case, clearly the Flames didn't think he was going to be worth the $ that potentially could be awarded, so the rolled the dice, cut him loose and then offered him less on a one year contract...
I am sure this won't be a popular opinion, but whatever...
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I think management thought very highly of Byron's abilities as a player and realized that would get him a sizable contract through arbitration, but they thought he might be worth a little less to the Flames than to the average NHL team based on the big and t r u c u l e n t (good luck finding that one, sun
) team that we're trying to build.
I think the fact that he got re-signed proves that Flames management appreciates what Byron brings to the ice and/or to the hard-working culture of the team. Either way, I'm glad to see him back.