Two quick points - First (in response to TheDebaser), Calgary didn't sign Colborne as a FA, so there was no need to promise any playing time to him. He earned his spot, just as the team has been preaching.
Second (in response to Weitz), yes... Edmonton. It seems to be pretty common knowledge that Edmonton made certain promises to Schultz to sign there that included some guaranteed NHL time. I'm sure they also hinted that he didn't to worry about figuring out where his own end of the ice is as we all know Edmonton doesn't care about defence.
With respect to Hayes, I really hope the Flames don't make any promises about not having to 'earn' a spot in the bigs. As Fotze points out, I don't think it is worth the message it sends to the rest of the team and prospects. If we can sign him, great. If not, meh.
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