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Originally Posted by TheCommodoreAfro
What I really don't understand is the urgency for this to happen. To me if I'm Chia I at least give the guy half a season before committing to this. Not sure why this had to happen during training camp before he's played a full season with brand new coaches and management.
That's the part that I wonder about more than anything else. Could have done this in December and then perhaps if he looks like he's on track to improve it looks good. Right now it's just a box with a bunch of question marks on it. Good? Bad?
That's a chunk of change to commit to a question where the best answer is "maybe".
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Exactly. This is a bad contract based on your point right there. Chiapet had no reason to offer this contract right now. If he had done it in December, or even at the end of the season, I'm pretty sure he could have signed him for the same amount and term. At least by then, you have more games to gauge his potential. Its a needless gamble, and just makes Chia look terrible.
But hey, as a Flames fan, I'm loving the start of his tenure. I hope he offers Reinhart 7 years x 4 million after 20 games into the season.