If Friedman was right on his podcast about the breaking point of a Markstrom deal being the flames unwillingness to retain salary, find that very disappointing. Hard to know for sure because he doesn't speak publicly so I try not to judge Edwards on the issue, have seen many people criticize him about it but still don't feel certain he is the problem or want to jump to conclusions there.
This does seems like a great chance to expedite your rebuild going begging based on principle though, the flames are much better served paying 3 million a season the next two years for a stud prospect or two than sitting on a declining asset.
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