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Originally Posted by 1_Flames_Fan
I wonder the backstory behind the Rooney signing. Was there a lot of competition to sign him? Just seemed like a strange day one of FA signing to me. I would have waited till closer to season opening and see who all might be available and if their demands had gone down. Seems like a guy you could sign for league minimum or maybe slightly more unless I'm missing something? Hope he proves me wrong.
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Treliving confirmed that the Flames have liked him for a long time (I interpret this as their scouts identifying something in his underlying metrics) and I think Rooney also mentioned in his interview that the Flames were interested last time around but he ended up signing with the Rangers.