He's the worst player on our team, don't resign him. He blocks tons of shots because he can't get it out of our zone and he doesn't maintain possession well at all. It really shouldn't be hard to find a better option in UFA. Even if we throw around some bigger offers as long as the contract is short term (1-2 years) it won't come back to bite us.
Consider this, what if Burke got hit on the head with a shovel and we ended up offering Meszaros 10 mil for two seasons. Ken King probably wouldn't be too happy, but I don't think even that nutty contract would come back to bite us. I think we would still be 5-15 Mil under the cap over that timespan.
Maybe this is the time to make a move for a defenseman too. If not Ekblad we could make a hockey trade for some talent on the blueline.
I guess my gut feeling is that Butler is the worst player on one of the worst hockey teams in the nhl. Those are the kinds of guys you find a way to let go of. There are better options out there.
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