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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
Normally I’d agree but it’s Fitzgerald. The guy who threw a tantrum after not getting the Markstrom deal done.
Approaching a team in a playoff hunt about their #1 defenceman you should be bringing your best offer to the table.
If we add in retention the cost seems fair. This was an issue last year with New Jersey.
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Yes, but it also tells us Fitzgerald is pretty firm with his negotiating strategies. Evidently, he didn’t capitulate.
A lot of people here thought he would because he ‘had’ to. Turns out that wasn’t the case. Is he more willing to bend this year? Maybe, but probably not if history tells us anything.
The bigger question might be Conroy this time around. The Flames road trip after the break could be pivotal.