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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
It's entirely possible he would have made more money going to free agency but 40% is conjecture as we will never know exactly how much he left on the table. Considering how he and his agent miscalculated his worth in this free agency there's a possibility they inflated his value at prior to him taking a horse ride with King to the point they felt they gave the Flames a really sweet deal. IMO he was underpaid in the first half in the deal and by the end of the deal was arguably overpaid so it balanced out in the end.
If Cody Franson signed a 2 year $7 million contract on day one of free agency to stick with the Leafs I guarantee most of us would have said he left a big pay day on the table to stay with the Leafs. Turns out we would have been totally incorrect. The bottom line is that you don't really know a player's value until they hit the unrestricted market.
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4 yrs at 3.6 million was pretty much a given if you look at the other players who signed that year.
If you look at the contracts signed this year in free agency you wouldn't say that Fransen left money on the table. The additional info we gain in hindsight allow us to assess what he likely would have gotten. The people saying 6 to 8 extra might be pushing it but to say he gets under 3.5 that year is pretty u likely