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Originally Posted by CroFlames
Am I the only one not mad at the player? The NHL set up these rules and he is playing by them. He took a massive risk betting on himself instead of signing with the team that drafted him.
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Yeah I'm not too mad at him. Flames had the ability to offer him an NHL contract and burn a year of his ELC playing one game a la Gaudreau. By taking this route, he delayed his post ELC contract by at least two years. He is still making his $925K elc next season with bonuses. If he had signed with the Flames, he'd be on a big money contract now.
So yeah it stinks he's not playing for us, but the kid turned down some guaranteed money in order to bet on himself.