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Originally Posted by simonsays
Lowe didn't blow the doors off the RFA with the 6x6s, he blew it off with the 7,142,857 x7 offer sheet to Vanek after the 06/07 season where he posted 84 points and Buffalo was an elite team. Buffalo lost Drury and Briere that off season and were loath to lose another top 6 player so they matched. But that piece of work, coupled with Penner shortly thereafter changed the 2nd contract for everyone.
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Just getting back to this thread now but those were the contacts I was thinking of. Pancake Penner wasn't quite as much but it was considerably higher than what he would have received from Anaheim or any other offer sheet.