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Originally Posted by Hackey
Taking a 1 year deal would have made most sense. You take a one year deal and prove your worth and you get a nice multi year deal after. Expecting a multi year deal after missing 2 seasons seems crazy. I don't see how the Flames are at fault here at all. The player or agent screwed up.
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Yeah. This isn't a mental health issue at this point, treat it like any other injury. A player who was a UFA who played less than 1/2 of the previous two seasons as a result of injury, who is not an established major star, is likely only getting a 1 year deal. That's just risk management on the part of the teams.
And in any negotiation holding out for more than you're reasonably going to get is a bad plan, because eventually the other parties will make other plans and you get left in the cold.