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Originally Posted by edslunch
I don't get the assumption that the Brouwer 'problem' can be solved by exposing him to expansion. There will be plenty of over-priced veterans exposed, what would make Brouwer more attractive after a poor season?
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Vegas has to spend to the floor and they want to be competitive from day one...thats the assumption.
they're not going to fill out the roster with guys like poirier who can't even make the flames roster. Sure, they'll take a number of prospects (maybe 10-15) and they'll sign some free agents (0-5) but they still need to take 15-20 NHL quality players in the expansion draft.
If teams get to protect 7 forwards...then very few underpaid top 9 players will be exposed via expansion. So many of the players Vegas selects will be a bit of a bad contract...