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united · 06-21-2017, 03:43 PM

Mostly disappointed the Brouwer anchor is still around, even though deep down I knew there was little chance he moved. Worst part is his play was even worse than I expected, and I expected it to be terrible...hopefully he can at minimum return to just terrible.

But, Engelland was my third choice behind Brower outright or Vegas signing Stone as a UFA so the Flames don't fall into the PDO trap and overpay.

Awesome the Flames didn't lose Kulak in this, though. He is exactly what you want on your third pairing in today's game and the cap era: Can skate, defaults to outlet pass first instead of defaulting to punting off the glass and out, doesn't make many egregious mistakes, and is affordable.

06-21-2017, 03:43 PM	#126
united #1 Goaltender Join Date: Mar 2007 Exp:	Mostly disappointed the Brouwer anchor is still around, even though deep down I knew there was little chance he moved. Worst part is his play was even worse than I expected, and I expected it to be terrible...hopefully he can at minimum return to just terrible. But, Engelland was my third choice behind Brower outright or Vegas signing Stone as a UFA so the Flames don't fall into the PDO trap and overpay. Awesome the Flames didn't lose Kulak in this, though. He is exactly what you want on your third pairing in today's game and the cap era: Can skate, defaults to outlet pass first instead of defaulting to punting off the glass and out, doesn't make many egregious mistakes, and is affordable. __________________ "I think the eye test is still good, but analytics can sure give you confirmation: what you see...is that what you really believe?" Scotty Bowman, 0 NHL games played Last edited by united; 06-21-2017 at 04:22 PM.