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Originally Posted by InconvenientTruth
Let's be serious for a second. If Bouma is really that "hard to replace, guy you win with" why are there no rumours of someone taking a flyer and offer sheeting him? Compensation isn't that high, probably a 2nd ( http://www.hockey-reference.com/leag...ee-agents.html). Worst case scenario is it gets matched. Maybe Calgary sees 3M as too much to pay a player like Bouma. Any offer sheet with a multi-year term hurts Calgary.
The reason is players like this are too easy to organically replace with guys in your system. They aren't 1 in a million. Most teams have one. Flames have 4 guys with exactly the same scouting report champing at the bit for an opportunity (Ferland, Hathaway, Van Brabant, Wolf until a few days ago), all under a 1M cap hit.
Why bother? Bank that money for a Gio extension or to sweeten the pot when trying to acquire a game changer. |
Once a player files for salary arbitration they can no longer sign an offer sheet.