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Now Comes The Hard Part - Signing Bouwmeester
by Paul on 06/27/09 at 11:42 AM ET
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from Allan Muir of Sports Illustrated,
Sutter will have to knock the socks off Bouwmeester’s agent, Bryon Baltimore, to keep him from exploring free agency on July 1, the course of action the pair has planned all along. That means something like a decade-long deal with an average cap hit somewhere in the $6.5-$7 million range. That’s a hefty chunk of change in and of itself, but even more problematic considering what looks to be a tight cap situation in Calgary.
It appears as though the Flames will have at least $9.3 million coming off the cap on July 1 when the contracts of Adrian Aucoin ($4 million), Mike Cammalleri ($3.35 million) and Todd Bertuzzi ($1.95 million) expire. That creates enough room for Bouwmeester, but creates several other holes, especially up front where the Flames have just four legitimate top-six forwards…
added 1:12pm, Calgary clears some cap room by trading Vandermeer to Phoenix for Prust. Trade clears almost $2M in cap space.
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You think you’re getting a JayBo when you’re really getting an EdJo (Jovanovski). Someone was going to pay this guy but really…he’s not a difference maker; 7 mil. a year for a guy who hasn’t proven himself is in and of itself asinine. Though the Flames had paid Aucoin 4 mil. a year (retarded)...losing cammalleri is probably not a good idea when they could’ve traded him and got decent return.
Apparently, the Flames are still of the mindset that defense wins stanley cups (which it does) but if you can’t score for s*** then you won’t win anything except a quick exit from the playoffs and a 10% off pebble beach golf coupon.
Posted by stoneman from Vegas on 06/27/09 at 07:32 PM ET