He put up career numbers in a contract season after receiving reasonable offers based on his performance to date.
Do you not think that was motivation enough knowing he was going to free agency with a new wife, a kid on the way that this was it he needed to perform or he was going to get offers like that again.
You give him 9.5 and Treliving is laughed out of Calgary. He would have secured a nice long term deal and likely put up another inconsistent season.
His work ethic was being questioned right before that, is that the type of guy you want ot tie to your organization during uncertain times to a huge deal.
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