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Originally Posted by timbit
Maybe I am missing your point.
What was the Flames acquisition cost in acquiring Brouwer?
There is a huge difference between UFAs and RFAs. Acquisition cost!
Would you be content if the Flames traded Monahan ( at , let's say, 6.0 - 6.3 AAV) for Schenn ( 5.125 AAV) and had not signed Brouwer?
Interesting, if you are.
I certainly wouldn't be happy.
The reason being that the Flames are far worse on the ice.
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Absolutely not.... I think that Monahan is great player that has a more than 50% chance of becoming a ppg player and has exceeded expectations to date.
Never wanted to trade him for Schenn. Was just saying that Schenn possibly having an upside somewhat close to Monahan made his contract a very good deal.
But right now ... today.... Brouwer is a 30 year old who had his career season as a 28 year old 3 seasons ago 25 goals 43 pts.
Being optimistic Brouwer will be able to stay as a 40-45 pt 200 hit player for at least 2 years. The chances of him exceeding his career best scoring at this point in his career are very small.
The Flames are paying him 4.5M with these expectations.
Schenn had signed for 4 years and the low end of his expectations is to be a 40-45 pt player at 5.125M x4 for the next 4 years.
Now that they are signed and both will be UFA's in 4 years I would be pretty confident that most teams would trade Brouwer for Schenn in a heartbeat.
Schenn's downside is protected by him being a physical player, Monahan's is not.
Keep Monahan and Brouwer and trade Frolik for Schenn ... absolutely!!
Schenn's career path is what I see as similar to Bennett's....