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Originally Posted by ricardodw
It is interesting that panic UFA signings fail so miserably.
Raymond was signed because Cammalleri turned down the Flames last offer and the Flames had no confidence in Gaudreau playing at the NHL level. IN retrospect signing Setogouchi was done for the same reason and was a much better long term move.
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I don't think signing a 29 year old 20 goal scorer to a $3M contract is a panic move.
UFAs cost money. What other UFAs were signed at that time who would have been a better deal (barring surprises like if someone signed a Bouma to a small deal and he scored like he's doing)? I bet there were a bunch of teams at the same price point on Raymond and he signed here for opportunity and location.