It seems like it has finally broken through!!
Bouwmeester has no trade value. There is no team in the NHL that feels he will improve their team playing for 6.8M/year.
The Flames fans on this board can see that someone like Komisarek and Gomez and Redden have no trade value.... They were playing a Bouwmeester level of play.
He is not a viable top 4 d-man in the same way that Komiserak is not a top 4 d-man.
If Bouwmeester were to disappear from the Flames roster (injury, buyout) someone like Scott Hannan would be worked into the Flames line up to eat up his top 4 minutes.
I would rather have Komasarek who is the Leafs 5-6 d-man at 4.5 than Boumeester. The Leafs would not make this trade as Bouwmeester has 2 years at 6.8 left and Komasarek 2 years at 4.5
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