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Originally Posted by lazypucker
1.5 mil cap hit for 4 years is not bad compared to 2 more years at 4.5 or 4.5 + 1.5 x 2 if he is bought out next year.
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His cap hit this year only matters if it's inhibiting the Flames somehow. Which is very possibly, but not a certainty.
If the Flames were happy to sign Hanifin at a ~4M contract, there's not really much reason to buyout Brouwer this year as they'd be under the cap with some breathing room. In that regard it makes more sense to buyout Brouwer next season (or potentially not at all depending on again, if his contract is inhibiting them) so you don't have any dead cap 3 years from now.
Of course, if the Flames were trying to sign Hanifin at around ~4.5M but couldn't because Brouwer's cap hit, then it only makes sense to buy him out now.