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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
The cap hit for Bouma was somewhat out of their control. Flames side offered 1.5M and Bouma's side asked for 2.5M. It was going into Arbitration that very day and it looked like Bouma's side was going to win that.
Salary Arbitration in Bouma's favor could have meant:
2.5M / 1Y
Qualifying offer @ 2.75M / 1Y, probably more to buy UFA years
UFA in 2017
2.2M / 3Y was a calculated risk that bought a UFA year and kept themselves away from the worst case scenario of arbitration. Overpayment? Maybe, but that was a consequence of Bouma's initial bridge deal / contract year stats.
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Very helpful analysis. I would argue that given Bouma's history, a one year deal at $2.5 was less of a risk than a 3 year deal at $2.2.
Maybe he plays great and gets himself priced higher. That is not always the worst thing that can happen.