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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
You know that's exactly the same thing that Mangiapane's agent would have been saying in favour of a one-way contract though. If there's little to no chance of him ending up in the AHL, the Flames have no reason not to give him a one-way. But they felt differently and that should be concerning to Mangiapane's side of the negotiation.
I don't blame the guy for fighting over a potential huge difference (a factor of 10x last year) between playing in the AHL vs the NHL. Even fighting for a higher AHL salary guarantees him a higher minimum and doesn't leave him in limbo of having to decide if he's making 700,000 this year or 70,000. A signing bonus, a higher AHL salary, a minimum guarantee clause, all of those would be significant improvements to the QO and would be the difference for Mangiapane to make a big purchase, like say a house, knowing he can afford it even if he does make his way to the AHL.
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It does mean something to Trelving though
AMs situation may not be impacted by a 2-way, but any contract Brad signs could stand to be used as leverage in another negotiation.
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