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Originally Posted by ricardodw
So as GM of the Flames you would trade Gio or Wideman or Brodie for Bouwmeester?
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Probably not Brodie based on age but only age. If the Flames were a contender this year and would only have the guys for this season then I would easily take Bouwmeester over all 3.
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I simply don't understand how Bouwmeester had such a low trade value 8 months ago and now he is being considered one of the top 10 Canadian D-men.
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Because only certain teams could afford to add a guy with his contract and the cap coming down and plus take away any team not making the play-offs last year. Plus the teams that were talked about having interest in him Detroit and St. Louis are two of the top management teams out there so do you think they are so stupid or perhaps your bias against him is clouding reality?
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He wasn't close to being worth a top 15 draft pick overall. There were 6 D men picked in the top 15 overall in the 2013 draft. If Feaster was able to change Bouwmeester into any one of these 6 the Flames might not have brought in Burke to be his boss.
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Why would a bottom 15 trade away their first round pick for a short term guy? Has that ever happened at the trade deadline?