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Originally Posted by Sandman
Somebody told me he turned down 8X8M from the blues, and he's looking for buyout protection in the form of bonuses late in the deal. Some team will offer him a ridiculous contract...
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Looking for signing bonuses and a NMC which the Blues have not done in the past.
The Flames also have not handed out a full NMC to any player but if they are bidding for the cream of the crop UFA’s they may need to do things they haven’t done before.
There is still a good part of me that thinks this is a ploy by both the agent and the Flames to drive up the price for the Blues for AP and lower the cost to acquire for OEL for the Flames.
I just can’t see Pietrangelo really picking Calgary. The thought of the top 3 UFA’s picking Calgary and then recouping picks and prospects by trading roster players to make the cap work is too good to be true.