It also would be downright stupid to not do your due diligence and not have conversations with Andersson about a contract. Maybe you sit down and you find out he's willing to sign a sweetheart deal to stay and now you don't have to go looking for the next Rasmus Andersson to place into your lineup.
I agree with what Royle said that I don't think the Flames were ever 'pushing' a contract on Andersson once they knew he was pricing himself out of the range they were comfortable with. You still should explore all available options before fully deciding to cut bait.
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