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Originally Posted by flamesfever
Then why was management so afraid they'd have to pay a lot more if he went to arbitration?
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Or, conversely, why was management so willing to let him become a UFA?
Arbitration doesn't work in Byron's favour greatly. You take his numbers and compare them to other RFA contracts of similar players. His numbers aren't good. 30 points in his career isn't something the Flames would have to worry about.
I'm sure they'll say all the right things, how Byron is an important part of the future going forward and blah blah blah but they were perfectly willing to let him walk July 1st.