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Negotiations are over if the Calgary Flames and Theoren Fleury do not strike an agreement by the start of the NHL season, the team’s franchise player said.
Fleury has set a deadline of Oct. 9 to sign a contract extension with the team.
“It’s not going to become a distraction, because it’s not going to drag on through the season,” he said.
Fleury is entering the fourth year of a five-year, $12 million contract. The fifth year, worth $2.8 million, is at his option. That means Fleury can terminate the contract next July and become an unrestricted free agent, which frees him to shop himself to any NHL team.
