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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Tough year or not, Bouma was always going to struggle to live up to his contract. If you can get what Bouma brought at a lower cost, it isn't a difficult decision.
If Hathaway can not replace what a healthy Bouma brings, that changes the conversation. But we'll need a far larger sample size to come to a conclusion one way or another.
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We need more Boumas, not less. Having a RW version of Bouma doesn't make Bouma redundant, it would give us depth. Let's try not to judge Bouma too harshly during a season he had two major injuries, they've obviously affected his game. Bouma's contract does not cripple us and I don't see us looking to move him. He's an identity player for us. Basically the leader of our bottom two lines, setting the example and work ethic. Bouma isn't the problem, he's part of the solution.
Now if we wanna talk about Hathaway making Bollig less useful I can see that having some merit. It does also affect Jooris but Jooris has the added flexibility of being able to play centre.