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Old 02-20-2015, 07:01 PM   #901
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Originally Posted by sureLoss View Post
Doesn't sound like it.

Burke was on Jack FM this afternoon and said the Flames had asked Glencross for what type of contract he was looking at.

Burke said the numbers were something he could not recommend for the Flames.

Burke was also careful to say he didn't necessarily think the numbers were outrageous or something that Glencross wouldn't necessarily get as an UFA on July 1st.


The implication is that the Flames and Glencross aren't even in the same ballpark given that there haven't been any contract talks for a while.
I read it the same way.

I suspect Glencross wants to be paid like a 1st or 2nd line LW and the Flames see that spot going to Gaudreau. He thinks he will get that as a UFA and is willing to take the chance.

I suspect the Flames want to pay him like a 3rd line LW and are not prepared to go any higher and willing to take the chance to move on.

I will also say that the contract talks seem to have affected Glencross' play more than what I can recall it doing to other players in past years. I think his desire to stay is strong.
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