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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
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No reason the qualifying offer would have been one-way. 600K two-way, his eventual contract, would have very likely been a more attractive offer.
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I don't disagree Byron could have maybe got a couple bucks more, but we're talking peanuts. Why risk losing him completely over peanuts?
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They had to offer him a raise of 110% if they qualified him.
In the end they did not and they re-signed him for a discount, but with the concession of a 1-way contract. (You did clock that, right? He has a
ONE-WAY CONTRACT now). Seems like good business to me, even if saving $107,850 is just 'peanuts' to you.
Why take the risk of losing him on UFA? I've covered that at length in my many responses to you. There was little to no risk of losing him and it was a risk they were willing to take.
I'm not sure what part of the picture you're not seeing here. It's all fairly black-and-white. Are you just trying to imply that the Flames had another UFA target which they missed out on which made Byron come back into the fold? I'm sure that's entirely feasible. Anyway, thanks for the brain cramp Oling. Have a nice day.