Oh boy.
The Flames could cause a massive disruption with this. So many 'what ifs.' they could now throw at the league.
Personally I felt 20 was fine, but if the the arbitrators decision is in fact the final say, this could get very interesting. In fact, was it not right around the Wideman incident the Flames started to nosedive? A savvy GM is going to point out this fact, and leverage it any way possible. I know I would, even if Wideman added nothing.
Everyone has a giant boner for stats nowadays, well, I would throw that back at them, and say. "Statistically our team has struggled, and lost 7/8 games Wideman has been determined now eligible to play. How is my team getting compensated, and when?"
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