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I have a feeling the Flames have let MT and JG and others, who didn't want to negotiate while the season was on, know, to give the Flames an answer ahead of the draft so the Flames can allocate resources, trades and $ to building the team going forward, with or without them.

In this day and age, agents and GM's have a pretty good idea already what other teams would offer $ wise to UFAs well in advance, so it will be no shock, and thus it comes down to the decision of the player if they want to stay or go, given the offers and situations with the competing organizations.

I think if the Flames were fair in giving players these few weeks post season and before the draft, I think the player would respect that all season, and comply with the Flames request.