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Originally Posted by pseudoreality
Why does everyone think that were his only two options? Yes, he had his best year playing in Edmonton on Connor's wing, but there are 31 teams in the league he could have signed with. I'm shocked he signed so low and only for one year. I would have thought he could have at the very least got 2 x $1.5MM. Last year, his one-year $1.75MM contract with the Blues was considered a hometown discount to be with his kid. It makes me wonder if there is a knock against him that is not well known.
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Interest was tepid last season as well. He's a 31 year old big man coming off a 28 point season that's not very fleet of foot. Given the Lucic's, Neal's, Brouwers have all fallen off cliffs at this age it appears teams are starting to wise up when it comes to 30+ year old players that can no longer keep up to the ever increasing pace of the NHL.