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Originally Posted by Kipper_3434
What pisses me off is that we didn't need to buy out Brouwer. When we did i hoped against all reason that we were close to landing Tavares. Then we got Neal. People will argue semantics but the Brouwer buyout essentially makes Neal's contract worth 7.25m per, for the first four years. That's unacceptable to me. IF Tre hadn't made the Hanifin trade I think Tre would be looking for a new job in the very near future. As it stands now, we're winning, thank god. Or this thread would be a lot harsher. Praise be.
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The Neal signing and Brouwer buyout are absolutely linked IMO. Buying out Brouwer was necessary to sign Neal.
Now I think you are being a little hard on Treliving. I have never been his biggest fan but you have to credit him with the results on the ice so far this year. A combination of the Carolina trade, a solid coaching staff, emergence of some young players and further development of our young stars are all under his watch and I give him the credit, full stop.
Like you I’m worried about the Neal contract/ Brouwer buyout and particularly how it may limit what the club can do in future years. But let’s enjoy the good times and see where it takes us.