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Originally Posted by ComixZone
I don't want Andersson on the team come October.
Don't care how good of a professional he is, he's not a Calgary Flame anymore. He clearly has unreasonable contract demands to stay in Calgary (just like Lindholm, before signing for less elsewhere), and if they were reasonable/team-friendly demands, he'd be signed and here for a long time because Conroy has clearly spoken about how much he likes Raz.
He's not a Flame in my eyes. If the Flames are trying to build a culture like what Florida has, that starts with players who want to sign here on team-friendly contracts to help build team success, and Andersson isn't doing that - and it's no slight on him, it's his career and his family's life - and that's the most important thing for him.
As a fan? I don't want to see the Flames go through another year like they did with Lindholm/Hanifin, and I don't think any sort of 'being a good pro' dissuades me from that notion as a fan. He's been a good Flame, but that time is over. No hard feelings, he was a great draft pick and a good Flame. His age, our organizational strength on D, and seemingly non-friendly contract demands make this is clear cut in my eyes.
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If the team expect to build a team only with those willing to sign team friendly contracts - that's going to be tough. Players have every right to maximize their earnings.
And I don't think it's about him having an unreasonable contract demand. It's about if what the Flames are willing to pay, and what he would sign to bypass his biggest chance at free agency, and most important free agency period.
If there is enough overlap between those two sides, you make a deal.
If there isn't you don't. But that doesn't mean that either side is being unreasonable.