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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Flames have a flexible cap situation so I believe both parties will be able to strike a fair deal but I'm always weary of bottom six forwards coming off what is likely a career season. It's very likely he's never going to be a 20 goal guy like Glencross and that 10 goals is likely what to expect on average over his next deal. That said he brings more to the table that just goals but the issue for him is that intangibles don't necessarily translate to as much or more pay than players that put up more goals/points.
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Same here... Bouma has been really fun to watch, but there is always that history of bottom 6 players that suddenly vault up in scoring but then fall back to earth.
My guess is somewhere around a 1 year, $2.5M deal.