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Originally Posted by Beatle17
And Colborne would then file for arbitration and use the contract and career stats as his argument, and the arbitrator could have decided on 2 years. The arbitrator would have no real option than to give him the money. Flames decided to not qualify and hopefully negotiate a more fair deal in free agency and if Colborne won't sign then let him walk.
Arbitration is the problem in the whole equation. If a player has 1 or 2 good years he can cash in.
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The arbitrator doesn't get to choose the length. If it's a player elected arbitration the team can decide on one year or two.