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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
He potentially lost an opportunity for NHL deployment last year, partly because of cap hit. If he had been given that opportunity and did well, it would go a long way to helping him negotiate his next contract. It could potentially cost him millions in career earnings since now, he is going to be negotiating with few games and coming from a team that likely isn't helping his personal stats much.
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I don't think the partial deployment would have helped him that much from what he has shown. He looked like he was going to be a top 4 d after his brief Liiga stint and then basically sucked in the NHL and looked mediocre in the AHL.