Let me preface this by saying I love Bouma as a player.
But there is no way he's getting $2 million/year. If that is what he wants, you let him go.
Probably the most similar guy I can think of in the NHL to him is Craig Adams and he's never made more than $1 million a year. I could see $1.25 since if you feel he's big in the room. But he's a player you can replace with cheap rookies (i.e. Jooris) if he's going to need to be paid that much.
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