I get the feeling that we have Brouwer for another 2 seasons, and then he'll either be traded with salary retained on the final year, or the more likely scenario, he's bought out. This team can't afford to have a $4.5M x 4th line RW when Tkachuk, Bennett (likely), Lazar, and Ferland are due for new contracts.
Flames management has shown a willingness to operate with $1M-$1.5M worth of buyouts on the books each season.
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