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Originally Posted by gvitaly
The same reason SOB was bought out, even though he was only to be paid 2.2M this season. Bigger contracts lead to bigger expectations(both from the team and the player) which lead to bigger disappointments when a player doesn't deliver. The moment he starts being a healthy scratch, it will be very difficult to keep him as an overpaid 7th D, and its a slippery road to the minors and a buyout from there.
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Shane O'Brien was bought out because he wasn't buying in to what the Flames were doing. It had nothing to do with 'bigger contracts = bigger expectations".
The Flames expect Engelland to come in and be Deryk Engelland. Not Drew Doughty.