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Originally Posted by transplant99
Hathaway probably played well enough to price himself out of Calgary.
He may never get a chance to set himself up financially again, though his Ivy League education should help him in the future as well.
I suspect he chases the money and who can blame him?
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True.
I would love to see him back, but this is probably going to be his biggest opportunity in his career to maximize his earnings. From a business perspective, he would be wise to become a free agent.
The team has bigger fish to fry and I don't think they are going to want to pay what Hathaway will get offered by other teams. He seems like a good "culture" kind of player which a few teams will pay a premium for even if his overall skill level is that of a fourth line player. Kind of like when we paid a premium to get Deryk Engelland.