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Originally Posted by Macman
Also, why would Kylington and Mangiapane file for arbitration when they’re essentially almost a free agent. If they don’t sign their offer sheets then other teams can make them an offer. But I suppose they have to settle that part first.
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As some have mentioned arbitration is one of the tools a restricted free agent has if he thinks that he is underpaid by the qualifying offer. The other tool is signing an offer sheet with another team.
Take Mangiapane for example he scored 35 goals, but his qualifying offer is only $2.45M. If he and the Flames can’t come to an agreement about his worth they can seek a 3rd party to help them resolve the issue. He could go to an arbitrator and argue that other players who produce the way he does make $6M, the Flames will argue that based on the previous years he’s only a $4.5M player. Eventually the arbitrator will give him a 1 yr $5.25M contract and everyone will be happy. The player just gained $3M and the team still gets to keep a valuable player.