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Originally Posted by cannon7
I give Bouma ~30pts money even if he's only a ~20pts guy after this season. Does any player on this roster have more intangibles than him? Speaking of Prust, wish we had him back -- him and Bouma on the same line would be awesome.
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You can't overpay for intangibles though. That might not be fair, or even right, but contending teams get intangibles for value, and pay for points. It's true that the Flames could probably be fine to overpay Bouma for the next few years, but if you want him around after that, when they maybe need to be more cap conscious, you also can't pay him now in a fashion that makes him unaffordable later or you have to slap him in the face later with asking for a pay cut, that's not good either.
We love him, but you simply can't overpay for Bouma at any point, unless you are confident he's a going to be close to a 20 goal guy. It's the way the league is, you pay for points, less so for intangibles, despite how valuable they are.