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Originally Posted by dammage79
Obviously the Flames weren't willing to take that bet that he was better than 715k and rightfully so. The fact that they had zero negotiation power and were still willing to hold out was stupid.
As I said, I dont think he sucks, I think he is over rated. Much like the grand mythos of Micheal Ferland. I'll stand by that and it doesn't really matter anyways, he either signs a good deal or is dealt or he gets what the arbitrator awards him. No skin off my teeth.
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Treliving was just playing the cards he was dealt. He held every advantage in that negotiation and used it. No arb rights for Mangiapane. Every dollar mattered that off season to get Tkachuk signed. Had nothing to do with the not willing to take that chance. It was fairly obvious the team expected him to vastly out perform that contract if anything by putting him on the second line.
It's not dumb to try and get paid what you are worth, I don't know where that's ever been the case.
Mangiapane firmly falls into the underrated category, especially at $715k.