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"Wings and Bertuzzi had not discussed a contract extension since December"
It's things like this we are not typically privy to. And makes comments like "we can simply re-sign him" mostly invalid as we can't know how willing the player is to stay or how much cap/term a team is willing to commit. If a GM knows the team is out of the hunt and feels the last negotiation was too big a chasm to overcome...you're willingness to take less back is pretty significant. Or if the opposite is the case, you're demand on a return is much higher.