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Originally Posted by Parallex
So you think Burke electing to not not take the best deal on the table and walk away with nothing in the end promotes the Flames interests? Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
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Just because it's the best deal at that time, doesn't mean it's a deal you should take. That's true in many facets of life. If you were a butcher would you sell an entire strip loin at the close of business on Friday for $2, as it was the best offer you had at that time? Would you take a job working manual labour in high risk conditions for $6 an hour because you didn't have a better offer at that second? Not receiving a 3rd round pick doesn't bother me. If it was a first round pick, that's significant. You also don't want players to know they'll be discarded for nothing, as that lowers the desirability of your franchise as a destination for free agents.
Once again, if people know they can lowball you all the time, and you'll end up taking anything, that's what they are going to do. You shouldn't look at a deal/non-deal, especially one as insignificant as this, as a one off. If a realtor shows a client 50 houses and they buy the last one, although they are earning their commission on the one purchase, it's not like it's a one off deal.