So shaving $200-300k off of Bouma's salary doesn't mean anything, but shaving $200-300k off of Monahan, Gaudreau, or Giordano's salary is important? I think you have that a little backward. Overpaying guys on the lower lines set expectations where the players you hope to keep your salary cap under control are contributing to salary cap problems. You would think that Flames fans are old know how important a couple hundred grand is, watching the team play short handed to end a season because the team ran out of cap space. Every dollar matters.
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