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Originally Posted by activeStick
For a guy who was reportedly being pursued by as many ad a dozen teams, Versteeg re-signing in Calgary for a 1-year deal at a more than reasonable price speaks to how desirable the Flames have become.
People love to say that players likely have the Flames on a list of teams / cities they'd never play for (including this forum) but this hopefully shuts people up.
At that price, I almost wish they signed him for 2 years.
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I wouldn't take Versteeg as a sign of how desirable the flames are as a whole. You gotta remember, he's a guy that played for 7 teams, in the life of his two big payday contracts that lasted those 7 years.
He's now over 30, and born and raised in Lethbridge.
The Flames are the closest thing to a hometown team, and he's still making millions to play hockey. Obviously it helps that the Flames are projecting upwards, but I wouldn't expect superstar UFA's to be choosing Calgary in the near future because Versteeg did.
Really happy about this signing! He definitely earned another year with a raise!