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Originally Posted by Bandwagon In Flames
I think you have some reading to do, please refer to the last 12 pages of this thread.
This was something that was best for the Flames and Byron. He gets a 1-way deal instead of a 2-way QO. He knows there is lots of prospects knocking on the door and is confident enough to stay with the flames, but not confident enough that he won't be spending time in the AHL next season.
If in fact Byron was testing the market and couldn't find a better deal, the Flames likely would have offered him a 2-way contract and not waste the dollars.
This is speculation and just 1 of many possibilities. It's not obvious what transpired because you don't know what happened behind the scenes.
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The Flames could have offered him this deal weeks, heck months, ago.
The fact it comes after free agent frenzy and the Flames let Byron reach UFA indicates that he wasn't a top priority to make sure to keep around. I think there's far greater evidence that the Flames reassessed the team after free agent frenzy and decided that there was room for Byron than they decided not to qualify him because of the scary arbitration. Both are speculation, one makes much more sense.