In an amazing world,
three is actually four.
And we’re not talking about a sale price on Goodyear tires.
That world is the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement and all its funky quirks, one of which is affecting the Calgary Flames regarding Emile Poirier and his entry-level contract and may very well come into play again with the recently signed Rasmus Andersson.
Although Poirier spent all of last season in the professional ranks — skating in 55 AHL games, in which he scored 19 goals, and another six NHL clashes — it didn’t use up the first year of his standard NHL contract.