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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
I'm just sort of assuming an 800K-100K two-way contract. At least in that vicinity. I mean maybe it would have been closer to 750K-350K in which case it's only 400K.
There's 0 indication that the Flames offered him anything other than his two-way qualifying offer. I believe (obviously, while you don't) that he would have signed a $713,999.00 contract if it meant one-way, but I don't think the Flames would have been happy paying him that in the AHL if Valimaki and Kylington still make the team. Also, Prout is probably his most direct competition so $799,999 would put him with a lower cap.
It comes down to 6 one-way contracts already on the team. Kulak doesn't want to be the odd-man out when it comes training camp and these prospects fighting for a spot.
Anyways, my prediction is that the arbitrator sees the terrible non-advanced stats of Kulak and sides closer to the Flames, but agrees that (as he played 71 games) he is worthy of a one way contract, 825K per.
A prospect makes the team, and since the difference between Kulak and Prout is nearly non-existent, Kulak starts off the season as the 7th defenseman while Prout is waived.
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I guess we just disagree.
His agent would have been smart to turn the two way qualifier into a one way at league minimum.
I don't see Kulak's competition as Prout, as Prout is the new Bartkowski and unlikely to play a lot of games. He's in it with Kylington and Valimaki for left side third pairing and his best advantage could have been cap savings.
Instead the agent turned that into an arb case with almost zero control and the advantage lost.