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Cube Inmate · 09-06-2016, 04:03 PM

JG made his own bed. He's lining up for "big money" a year earlier than he would have otherwise, at the cost of missing out on arbitration rights. He wasn't "screwed" by the CBA in any way.

Edit: Furthermore, he's at liberty to accept his qualifying offer right now and gain arbitration rights next summer -- same as he would have if he hadn't burned the first year of his ELC.

09-06-2016, 04:03 PM	#448
Cube Inmate First Line Centre Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Boxed-in Exp:	JG made his own bed. He's lining up for "big money" a year earlier than he would have otherwise, at the cost of missing out on arbitration rights. He wasn't "screwed" by the CBA in any way. Edit: Furthermore, he's at liberty to accept his qualifying offer right now and gain arbitration rights next summer -- same as he would have if he hadn't burned the first year of his ELC. Last edited by Cube Inmate; 09-06-2016 at 04:05 PM.