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Originally Posted by New Era
If he isn't signed by the final week of training camp, shut him down for the year. Yeah, it would hurt the team, but so would having him come in post training camp and delivering a Nylander-esque performance. It's been shown that players who miss camp rarely catch up to the rest of the league, so if he's unlikely to perform up to his salary, make him miss the season and establish that hard line in the sand for future negotiations. It's kind of like Brian Burke and his refusal to trade Cammalleri for a pick, trying to show you won't give things away for a diminishing return.
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yeah that worked out great