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Old 07-27-2019, 01:44 PM   #83
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Originally Posted by GGG View Post
Why wasn’t a buyout on the table?

For a team that spends to the cap it doesn’t change the real dollars paid out overtime.
Probably because we just bought out Brouwer and having two buyouts on our cap eats significant space.

Nevermind the optics of buying out a UFA after one down season.

Neal had to go and this was likely the only option.

That being said though, Treliving significantly upped his street-cred among the League.

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