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Originally Posted by Hackey
If he had a broken leg and sat out for 2 years I think there would still be an expectation of taking a show me deal rather than expecting a multi year deal.
And it's not entirely the same since it is a lot more subjective. There is far more nuance with a mental health issue than most physical injuries.
From the Flames perspective it would make sense that they are taking on a lot more risk with him either not being able to get back to speed after all the time off or him needing additional time off again for similar reasons. If a player was coming off a major physical injury teams would likely hedge against both of these things.
If the Washington deal really was out there and then fell apart because of Chychrun its interesting that the talks between Calgary and Kylington closed so quickly since that trade happened on July 1st I believe. Maybe the Flames didn't see losing Kylington as that big of a loss.
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I think they pivoted quickly to Bean and once that was done, they weren't as interested in Kylington.