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Originally Posted by troutman
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"(Nieuwendyk) insisted on renegotiating the deal"
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Which isn't an option in today's CBA. Or did he walk away from his arbitration award, is that allowed? I know teams can only walk away from awards above a certain $ value.
I don't think players can refuse an arbitration award anymore either. Only teams have the option, and only if the player initiated the arbitration process and the awarded contract is higher than $3.5M:
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The decision of the arbitrator is binding, although teams can walk away from an award in excess of $3.5 million if the salary arbitration hearing was player-elected (note: that $3.5 million figure is adjusted annually by the same percentage as the increase in average league salary, so the walk away limit is probably several $100,000 higher than $3.5 million this time around).
Clubs cannot walk away from a salary arbitration hearing they've elected.
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