Can't really compare the two for a several reasons. I don't think an NHL player can just opt out of a contract for more money unless he plans on leaving for the KHL/retiring. There's nobody in the league who could get away with something like that, so they wouldn't even try.
If it were to happen, we wouldn't be talking about the Flames top player, but the leagues top player (safe to say LeBron is #1). Any GM, no matter how butt hurt would make a deal to sign the best player in the world.
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