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Originally Posted by Bingo
I honestly don't see it as a big deal, similar to the Bennett burn in the playoff year.
Jesse P is struggling this year, but now you get to burn a year of his contract without gaudy numbers.
Bennett had a year gone with essentially no numbers, then a 35 season potentially followed by what looks like another 35 point season. Without that burn year, he could have potentially gone 35, 35 and then maybe a big boost to say 60 next year and with it a very different contract than what he's going to sign this summer as it looks.
Monahan had three productive years and the Flames had to pay up to keep him.
I think upper roster players (prospects) off to slow starts get hurt more by the burned year than the team does.
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But they could have burned a year of his ELC without burning a year of his RFA status. That's the confusing part. And it's not like he was an integral part of the Oilers team. Kid was benched most of the time, or outright scratched.