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Originally Posted by tkflames
My guess is that the arbitrator will award a $900k one way deal. Not sure if 1 or 2 years, but I will guess 2.
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1 vs. 2 years is team option on player-elected arbitration, isn't it?
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Originally Posted by Imported_Aussie
If the flames feel the arbitrator will go to the middle ground, 900k one way, they may want to jump in now and offer one way at a lower amount to see if Kulak bites. Sell him on being a cap team, keeping his hit below competing players for that spot, something around 725-750k
If he gets 900k, and the team is closer to the cap and worried about Tkachuk's bonuses, then he would need to clearly beat Andersson and Valimaki to be worth keeping, and if they are really pinching pennies, he is also less attractive in the press box
I don't know if the cap will be that tight, but it could become a factor
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Depends on whether making the big team or making more money is the bigger motivator. I would think that most players would be motivated to take a bit less in order to be in the NHL, especially if they are competing with similar players who would make less in the NHL.