I was thinking that the 3 extra years Brouwer's deal would be a negative with Vegas when deciding who to select from Calgary in the expansion draft, but after doing a quick mock draft yesterday I actually think it might be the reason they take him.
It was hard to select a team from the players available that had any salary commitments beyond a year or two. Now I realize the expansion picks aren't the only way they will be adding salary but even still they are going to have a tough time reaching the floor for a few years without drastically overpaying guys.
It's for this reason that I'm also now worried that they might take Brown from the Kings and save them from one of their disaster deals.
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