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After the Flyers told Patrick Thoresen to "Take it or Leave it" with a final contact offer, the young Norwegian decided to head back to Europe, rather than toil in the minors and work his way up to the NHL the "traditional" way.

"I wanted a so-called one-way contract, which is to say the same salary regardless of whether I played in the NHL or a farm team," the 24-year-old Norwegian told the state radio network NRK on Tuesday. "That makes things more predictable for me and my family."

Predictable? How is life in the NHL ever predictable for a fringe player? What would stop the Flyers from trading Thoresen tomorrow? The argument is pretty weak, too, considering the Flyers' AHL franchise is in PHILADELPHIA. Oh noes!!! He might have to travel an extra five minutes if he was called up to the big club!!! If anything, the Flyers are a good organization to be a prospect in.

Thoresen is the type of prospect that needs to prove himself worthy of a one-way contract. Undrafted and once-waived lower-end prospects that have scored only 24 points in 106 career NHL games certainly aren't necessarily entitled to a one-way deal.

It certainly doesn't speak highly to his level of commitment that he'll run back to Europe simply because he isn't spoiled with a contract that he hasn't earned yet. It's not as if the Flyers can't find a dime-a-dozen replacement for cheap.