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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
It wasn't that obvious to me.
Seems to be pretty common for teams to sign backups who have had success to be their next starter. Obviously his contract looks bad now but he would have turned UFA and likely many suitors. Career save percentage above .920 when he signed the deal. Were his personal problems well known at the time?
Couldn't agree more on your buyout point. Buying out Brouwer for the Flames made a bad decision worse IMO.
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I think the risk was always so high that it was likely to backfire. A career minor leaguer in his late 20s and 75 NHL games coming out of nowhere.