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Freeway · 09-27-2015, 01:16 AM

Byron didn't get qualified last year because he'd be an RFA and, as an RFA, he'd be arbitration eligible. They thought they'd get killed at arb, so they didn't qualify him and instead negotiated with him as a UFA.

09-27-2015, 01:16 AM	#54
Freeway Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Calgary Exp:	Byron didn't get qualified last year because he'd be an RFA and, as an RFA, he'd be arbitration eligible. They thought they'd get killed at arb, so they didn't qualify him and instead negotiated with him as a UFA. __________________ PHWA Member // Managing Editor @ FlamesNation // Author of "On The Clock: Behind The Scenes with the Calgary Flames at the NHL Draft" // Twitter "Does a great job covering the Flames" - Elliotte Friedman