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Originally Posted by GullFoss
Ok...but follow the logic to the statement. Here's what I'm seeing.
(1) Flames sign a 30 y/o player for $4.5m x 4 years
(2) Player performs about as well as a $2m player in regular season in first season
(3) Burke saying the premium for the players playoff abilities is well worth the price tag of $4.5m
Now what happens in Brouwer is mediocre in the playoffs? The flames have two choices...
1) Pay a premium to Vegas so they don't select a Brouwer who is seemingly overpaid based on his regular season and playoff performances. Flames are betting a 31 y/o player rebounds markedly in his second year of contract...
2) Expose a player that is seemingly overpaid. If Vegas selects him, the flames ends up with a non-core, post-apex, overpaid player off the books.
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People who run teams understand that players, and teams, have good years and bad years.
They understand that putting a winner together requires patience.
Unlike fans who look at the last few games and demand trades / firings after every loss.