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Originally Posted by bluejays
I can see how an honest mistake can be made with anyone just being lazy and not following protocol, but I do find it odd that the past year or so there were rumours the Panthers were more than willing to move on from Ekblad. They seemed to come from nowhere. He could've been slowing down and decided it was worth the risk.
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I think that may have been reading too much into it. With his UFA coming up, the Panthers had to make a choice anyway. He's a RD and someone was going to throw a ton of money at him.