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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
It would be a colossal mistake to buy him out this season. We have the cap space to absorb his contract for another year before Tkachuk, Ferland and Bennett's contracts are up. If need be, we can just bury Brouwer in Stockton and buy him out in 2019. You do not want his dead cap space for 4 seasons. We might actually need the cap space by then.
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Paying him full salary to play in the AHL wont happen, so the choice is keep him on the roster paying him 2nd/3rd line minutes to toll your 4th line at best. Or the Flames think he will turn it around and they award him with top 6 playing time and significant PP time in hopes he produces.
Or you buy him out, take the 1.5M cap hit for 4 years and use the 3M in savings to go out and get someone else who can produce.
Tough call for sure, not sure I agree with keeping him around myself however.