Quote:
Originally Posted by The Fonz
But couldn't all of our exposed players be acquired for almost free? They have to choose 1, and I think that statement applies to all of them.
This expansion draft has certainly highlighted, to me anyway, just how poor our depth is.
|
Like all teams the Flames will be exposing players that LV would be doing them a favour taking but guys like Kulak or Shinkaruk at least have the possibility of upside and are not players the Flames will be hoping they pick. When you look at LV's cap situation and the fact that they will have to build somewhat of a competitive roster I would pick up Brouwer before even considering Bouma who's not going to add anything offensively at all. Even Stajan has a lot more to offer than Bouma as I don't believe the LV has to overly worry about the salary of these guys. They obviously aren't going to take bad contracts from every team but they will for sure on some teams if they feel a guy offers intangibles. There are some truly much worse bad contracts out there like Benoit Pouliot for instance who's making $8 million over the next two years and playing at a replacement player level. I think Brouwer and Stajan are much more useful than that.