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Byline: Tim Panaccio
PHILADELPHIA _ On the same day that Flyers general manager Bob Clarke expressed remorse over the deterioration of his relationship with center Eric Lindros and pledged to "do whatever I can" to improve it, Clarke sent the former captain a qualifying offer that would allow the Flyers to ship Lindros to the minor-league Phantoms and dramatically slash his salary.
The "two-way" contract would allow the Flyers to pay Lindros a minor-league salary of $85,000, Clarke confirmed. That is just 1 percent of the $8.5 million qualifying offer that Clarke extended to Lindros on July 1.
By comparison, one player who has a two-way contract _ Clarke's …