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Sam Gagner Asking For $5.5M In Arbitration
by Paul on 07/20/13 at 11:34 AM ET
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via TSN,
Edmonton Oilers forward Sam Gagner has asked for $5.5 million next season in arbitration.
Gagner, who is a restricted free agent, has an arbitration hearing scheduled for Monday.
Last season, Gagner scored 14 goals and added 24 assists for 38 points in 48 games.
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Rubbing the sand out of my eyes and it’s still a 5.5, not 3.5
But…I assume that his agent figures is gambling that the 30% or so chance of the arb awarding this figure (which, btw, is $2MM above the 3.5 MM walk away point, so the Oilers could renounce rights if he was awarded 5.5) will be enough to lead to a last minute deal in the lower $4MM range. Maybe. Or possibly just delusional…wouldn’t be the first.
Posted by shazam88 from SoCal on 07/20/13 at 01:56 PM ET
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Wow, 5.5 million for a Luke warm RFA. He doesn’t lack for confidence, whether his skill matches his ego is another thing.
Posted by timbits on 07/20/13 at 12:38 PM ET