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Originally Posted by Phanuthier
At least he's still young and cheap
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For a defenseman averaging 15 minutes a game with little offensive production, he's not cheap. He's being paid like a 5th defenseman when he's showing that he's not even that.
I've always thought that Butler was a fringe NHL defenseman who had the potential to be a #4 in the league. He's clearly got the tools to be an NHL defenseman but it was his inconsistency and lack of offensive production that left him without a spot on the Sabres. Let's face it, Butler is 27 and entering his 6th NHL season. If he isn't getting better this is likely the best Butler will ever be in the NHL. Butler has actually been pretty lucky. All those games and minutes he logged as a Flame likely extended his NHL career for another couple of years. The next stop really is that of a depth defenseman for Butler.