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Originally Posted by Ashasx
Perhaps if the Flames don't plan on playing the player, it's a request from ownership to save 33%.
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Do they though?
Sit Bouma all year in the pressbox and he makes 2.2M.
Buyout Bouma and he makes 66% of his contract, 1.45M (spread out over 2).
But now you need to sign or recall a replacement NHL salary player at a minimum of $700,00. And now you need another warm body in the AHL, for a couple thousand.
There's no real money saving in buying him out. And he's not that bad that they can't just play him, so I would be quite surprised to see him bought out.