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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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BT does not sign players long term for under market as a general rule. We usually wait and let them perform and then pay them at market rates. Plus we used a lot of that potential money on Michael Stone and Milan Lucic, so not much room left for longterm value signings. I suspect we will sign him to a two year deal at 2.7 million a year this time.