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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
There was a rumour that last year, arbitration didn't go super well with Swayman. He apparently wanted to sign a reasonable long term deal at the time, but the Bruins preferred a bridge and took him to arbitration. I think they will regret that decision.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/495...ration-bruins/ |
A cautionary tale for Conroy for the future. In my opinion you stand firm on term for UFAs but the smart thing to do with RFAs (especially for a market like Calgary) is you try to maximize term. Probability says that a RFA is much more likely to be worth the value eventually of a contract that appears to be an overpay at the beginning than a UFA is to be value for a contract with term at the end of the contract.
I hope next offseason Conroy tries to get as much term as possible for Zary and Coronato. And after that I hope he goes for term on any of the young players that either pop or he thinks could pop. Swayman on a 5 year 5.5 million dollar deal last year looks a lot better than a one year 3.475 million dollar contract.