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tvp2003 · 07-23-2015, 02:56 PM

This contract also shows that the Flames wanted to keep Bouma -- it would have been easy for them to take the one year deal (worst case scenario $2.5M), and then trade him at the deadline for a draft pick so that a cheaper version could fill that role (what some of you call "asset management"). Instead, they obviously valued the player and were willing to pay market value (IMO) to keep him for another three years.

07-23-2015, 02:56 PM	#106
tvp2003 Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Exp:	This contract also shows that the Flames wanted to keep Bouma -- it would have been easy for them to take the one year deal (worst case scenario $2.5M), and then trade him at the deadline for a draft pick so that a cheaper version could fill that role (what some of you call "asset management"). Instead, they obviously valued the player and were willing to pay market value (IMO) to keep him for another three years.