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Originally Posted by AR_Six
Actually I kind of hate this for the Blues... particularly if they miss the playoffs. The two prospects are basically a write-off, so I'm not terribly concerned one way or another there. But JayBo's cap hit may prevent them from retaining the services of Pietrangelo (not likely they let him go) or more likely, Kevin Shattenkirk, who is simply a better player than Bouwmeester. Notwithstanding their cap situation, how much can they really afford to put into their blue line? Pietrangelo is a 6+ million dollar player and I would expect Shattenkirk is about 5. That's over 17 million into 3 defensemen. And they give up a 1st for the privilege of being in that situation.
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This, I think, is a good way of putting Bouwmeester's value in perspective. You're paying elite-level money for a guy who will be the third-best defenseman on a team with 6 more points than the Flames. But, sure, any other GM would have gotten a first rounder and completely looted the other team's farm system.