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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
Did they say when? Several days of talking with UFAs and letting Byron walk. Doesn't really say anything with regards to arbitration and Byron. Doesn't really change my opinion since they still risked Byron leaving as a UFA, pure and simple that's not something you let happen to players you plan on keeping around at all costs.
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who says they were looking to keep him at all costs. Letting him go to UFA obviously shows they were willing to risk him jumping ship to another team. I don't think the Flames would have considered it an organizational blow to lose Byron, that doesn't mean they don't value him as a player or didn't want him back. They didn't want to tear him down in an arbitration hearing.
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My main argument has been the Flames were not afraid of the money Byron would get through arbitration, something that has been cited multiple times in why he wasn't qualifed. Multiple posters have stated that Byron would easily receive over a million. Historically that hasn't been the case. Of the probable hundreds of fringe NHL players eligible for arbitration there isn't many (any?) cases of a fringe NHL player yet to play a full season actually reaching it and receiving a large pay out. They sign before because arbitration is just as risky to them.
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Both sides got what they wanted through the process they took. I do remember hearing Treliving on the radio that they had spoken with his rep beforehand about the situation. Seems like both parties had all their ducks ina row and were of full understanding of the situation. Everything is fine here.