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Originally Posted by The Boy Wonder
Honestly I don't get this concern. 1.5 mil is very minimal, especially if we stop overpaying fourth liners over the next 4 years.
And Cap likely goes up which just means we have a little bit less room to maneuver.
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Agree. If Brouwer is the last bad contract the Flames sign then this will end up a very good decision. But look at dead money on caps around the league and I think you will see $1.5 million for 4 years is on the higher end for one player. This is going to reduce the team's ability to buy out other contracts or to take on contracts for next 4 years.
It's fine to say $1.5 million is not much money but look at how many teams spend within $1.5 million of the cap every year. And Flames have historically been very active on July 1 most years, which is when the bad contracts get handed out.
So while I understand the move, I'm not exactly dancing in the streets.