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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
No one is saying that Jankowski is 'ready' for the NHL. It's just the way things are done now.
Hanowski got 5 games
Agostino got 8 games
Arnold got a game.
Were any of those guys more ready or more deserving?
I agree with the assessment that, if Treliving holds firm, it is because he is happy with the compensation.
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These guys got a NHL game and a burn off of their ELC because they were 3 months away (their choice) from being UFA's with no compensation for the Flames at all.
They also signed Van Brabrant as a UFA and played him 6 games. That was to entice him to sign with the Flames rather than another team.
The 6-8 NHL games at 900K was the equivalent of a 90K extra signing bonus.... more than a full year in the AHL.
At the time the Flames had no cap worries and these guys were part of the Flames tanking for a better draft pick strategy.
After Gaudreau being a RFA a year early and Bennett coming up next year rather than the year after and the Flames being close to the cap it is definitely to the Flames advantage not to want to burn a year of Jankowski's ELC ... on the off chance that in 2 years he is a legit NHLer.