06-30-2017, 10:28 AM
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#61
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Austria, NOT Australia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AC
I was a big fan of Bouma. Then he got paid and hasn't been the same since, while getting passed is usefulness by F.Hamilton, Hathaway, and Lazar. All of which are much cheaper too. Ferland sprinted past him too.
That money is much better spent elsewhere.
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that's it in a nutshell.
I absolutely loved him in that one season that got him this contract. Absolute warrior on both ends, and I believe he had great chemistry with Backs back then. Then he got paid, and that was that. Too bad, but personally I thought Hathaway was a lot better already last season and a fraction of the price.
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06-30-2017, 10:29 AM
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#62
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: I don't belong here
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JurassicTunga12
Bouma was as a warrior for us for a few years. Blocking shots like a madman, working hard. Great year to help us get into the playoffs for the first time in a while. Unfortunately, there is just no more room for him now. Best of luck to him.
Wonder who we will be signing tomorrow. Exciting.
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His body couldn't keep up. He went all out and sacrificed his body for his team. He couldn't do it on a regular basis anymore and had to hold back and that lost his effectiveness. If the Bouma we was in 2014/15 was the Bouma we got for each of the past two seasons then he'd be still a Flame and very very popular with the fans.
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06-30-2017, 10:31 AM
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#63
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Lifetime Suspension
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Thanks for your hard work man! Best of luck.
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06-30-2017, 10:32 AM
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#64
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Hes a heart and soul player, I hope he puts it together and gets another chance somewhere.
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06-30-2017, 10:32 AM
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#65
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Sadly not in the Dome.
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Might be more of a contract dump than a money savings thing. I always wanted Bouma to succeed and he a had a great year two years ago but you just knew that contract he signed would be the death of him here.
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06-30-2017, 10:33 AM
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#66
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Owner
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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I wonder if there's a human element to the buy out too, as I agree sending him to the minors and getting him off the cap would make more sense to me.
Get him done so he can get to another organization now and get on with his career?
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06-30-2017, 10:34 AM
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#67
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In the Sin Bin
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Buying him out doesn't really save you much. Which suggest to me maybe they didn't want in the dressing room anymore. Maybe Bouma has been doing too much of what he got disciplined for under Hartley?
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06-30-2017, 10:38 AM
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#68
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Buying him out doesn't really save you much. Which suggest to me maybe they didn't want in the dressing room anymore. Maybe Bouma has been doing too much of what he got disciplined for under Hartley?
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I didnt hear about this. Any more information?
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06-30-2017, 10:39 AM
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#69
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: St. George's, Grenada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
I didnt hear about this. Any more information?
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Lets just say that, allegedly, the bar skanks around town might be sad now that Bouma's gone
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06-30-2017, 10:40 AM
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#70
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That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Springfield Penitentiary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
I didnt hear about this. Any more information?
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I think the speculation is he was the ring leader that time Johnny and Mony? Got in trouble for being hungover after the Super Bowl or whatever it was.
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06-30-2017, 10:40 AM
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#71
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Austria, NOT Australia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
I didnt hear about this. Any more information?
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wasn't he punished for the same stuff as Mony and Johnny? I believe all three got scratched for a game at the same time.
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06-30-2017, 10:41 AM
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#72
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: I don't belong here
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
I didnt hear about this. Any more information?
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Remember the SuperBowl weekend of 2016? Gaudreau and Monahan were healthy scratches after SuperBowl because they were out partying and they showed up late to practice the morning after. Bouma was in on that too. He didn't get much media attention because he wasn't one of the top players.
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06-30-2017, 10:42 AM
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#73
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Toronto
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Bouma's not good enough to be an NHLer anymore. Best of luck in AHL or overseas, Lance.
Last edited by Karl; 06-30-2017 at 02:48 PM.
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06-30-2017, 10:45 AM
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#74
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First Line Centre
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I also believe that the buyuot was a "thank you" from the Flames to a blood and guts guy that sacrificed for this team. An AHL demotion to America's worst city to ride buses would have been unkind to him. I appreciate Flames management for treating him with more respect.
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06-30-2017, 10:51 AM
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#75
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First Line Centre
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Bouma was a great player for us for a while, but that type of game wears a player down. Best of luck to him!
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06-30-2017, 10:53 AM
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#76
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I believe in the Jays.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
I didnt hear about this. Any more information?
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Scuttlebutt is that Bouma likes to party... a lot. Between this and Murphy I wonder if the Flames are at a money cap? I mean buying out Bouma doesn't save a lot of cap vs. just waiving and demoting him and Murphy saves you nothing on the cap so it has to be about the real dollars.
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06-30-2017, 10:53 AM
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#77
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Lifetime Suspension
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Bouma became a multi-millionaire, partied hard, boozed out, and lived the lifestyle of a stereotypical NHL player.
Good riddance. Happy to see the back of him.
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06-30-2017, 10:54 AM
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#78
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Calgary
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Ovechkin incoming... for Brouwer... but it has to happen now to make sense.
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06-30-2017, 10:57 AM
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#79
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Gotta hand it to Treliving. He has a plan, he makes decisions, and he gets stuff done! No waffling, no second guessing. Solid. Love it!
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06-30-2017, 11:00 AM
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#80
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All I can get
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Played a great two-way, physical game the first couple of seasons, was overtaken in that role by Ferland, couldn't up his game.
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