You can't just shut it down for the year, but if it stretches into the season, the Flames would need to offer less, just to keep the cap hit equal to what he could have signed prior to the season (see Nylander, William). It would be bad for both parties.
Hopefully will not come to that, but if he sat the year, would it affect his UFA status down the road?
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From HFBoard oiler fan, in analyzing MacT's management:
O.K. there has been a lot of talk on whether or not MacTavish has actually done a good job for us, most fans on this board are very basic in their analysis and I feel would change their opinion entirely if the team was successful.
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