Confirmed with Link: Brouwer waived for buyout (edit: cleared)

[Kahvi]

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[Anglesmith]

I'm not a fan of this decision. I think it would've been more responsible to wait one more season.

 

[Calculon]

Wonderful news

Good to see Treliving do the right thing here. Keeping Brouwer would have been an awful decision.

 

[King In The North]

I'm not a fan of this decision. I think it would've been more responsible to wait one more season.

I somewhat agree. However our bottom 6 was just too slow...time to shed.

 

[Kahvi]

I'm guessing Hanifin will be signed long-term within couple of days

 

[Flames Fanatic]

I'm not a fan of this decision. I think it would've been more responsible to wait one more season.

I wasn't either, until I looked at it as 4.5, 1.5, 1.5 or 1.5, 1.5, 1.5, 1.5

Really it's only one extra year at 1.5 and we save 3 this year as a result.

 

[Kanye]

Too bad, seemed like a great guy and is a perfect 4th line player. Unfortunately paid way too much.

 

[Calculon]

And give his 'A' to Backlund

 

[Anglesmith]

I wasn't either, until I looked at it as 4.5, 1.5, 1.5 or 1.5, 1.5, 1.5, 1.5

Really it's only one extra year at 1.5 and we save 3 this year as a result.

I just don't see us using the money this year, and it might be useful in year 3.

 

[InfinityIggy]

I wasn't either, until I looked at it as 4.5, 1.5, 1.5 or 1.5, 1.5, 1.5, 1.5

Really it's only one extra year at 1.5 and we save 3 this year as a result.

Hmm, that does make it easier to stomach.

The best part of this is that it means Backlund might get a permanent 'A'.

 

[InfinityIggy]

I just don't see us using the money this year, and it might be useful in year 3.

Money this year helps sign Hanifin.

 

[Calculon]

They have 7.5M in cap space now. Hanifin is presumably about to get a long term deal in the ~5M range.

They also need to save cap space for Tkachuk potential bonuses (~850K) while also leaving some margin for short term injury recalls.

This lets them field a full 23 man roster while accomplishing all of the above. It was absolutely necessary.

 

[Anglesmith]

I somewhat agree. However our bottom 6 was just too slow...time to shed.

Sure, but not buying him out doesn't mean you necessarily have to give him time on the ice.

 

[Flames Fanatic]

They have 7.5M in cap space now. Hanifin is presumably about to get a long term deal in the ~5M range.

They also need to save cap space for Tkachuk potential bonuses (~850K) while also leaving some margin for short term injury recalls.

This lets them field a full 23 man roster while accomplishing all of the above. It was absolutely necessary.

Or as I said elsewhere, it's possible Treliving wants the flexibility if Smith gets hurt to have room to bring in a more expensive stopgap if Gilles/Rittich falter again too.

Plus opens up a roster spot which is nice.

 

[Calculon]

I don't know if acquiring an expensive backup was the plan but yeah, it gives them flexibility to do a lot of things they otherwise might not have been able to do.

And now there's an actual chance for a Foo/Mangiapane/Dube/Klimchuk to make the team.

 

[Lunatik]

I'm surprised by this.

 

[Bounces R Way]

I declare this the summer of Brad!

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

 

[Volica]

Good. Didn't work out. He was terrible.
RW depth was too deep now. Brouwer was the 5/6th best RW option on the team, so... he had to go.

@Walk with Elias
Dying to hear your take on this buddy.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

I'm not a fan of this decision. I think it would've been more responsible to wait one more season.

This was my opinion before FA. But we spent too much. And now this buyout gives us the cap space to sign Hani long term

 

[Mobiandi]

Thought it was 50/50 he gets bought out this summer. Treliving is a shark and knows that having him on our fourth line isn't worth it.

All the best to Brouwer. Might have been terrible here but he seemed like a nice dude and got a lot of shit he didn't deserve. Hope he finds success somewhere else.

In the grand scheme of things, we've already been carrying a dead caphit of 900k. What's another 600k?

 

[Lunatik]

Good. Didn't work out. He was terrible.
RW depth was too deep now. Brouwer was the 5/6th best RW option on the team, so... he had to go.

@Walk with Elias
Dying to hear your take on this buddy.

What's there to say? He didn't earn his pay, which I've never claimed he did. You need to step up your troll game.

 

[JurassicTunga]

Didn't really expect this, but hopefully Brouwer finds another team. Great guy. Just didn't work out with his underwhelming play/fit.
Good to get cap space and room on the roster.

 

[Zirakzigil]

I’m surprised ownership agreed to this. Was a needed move though.

 

[Volica]

What's there to say? He didn't earn his pay, which I've never claimed he did. You need to step up your troll game.

Not a troll game. You vehemently defended him during his tenure; like you were the Last Brouwer Defender.
I sincerely wanted to know what your thoughts were. Also, isn't calling someone a troll, against... some policy or something?

 

[Volica]

I declare this the summer of Brad!

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

BT is like Oprah this summer.
Look under your seats! You get a top 6RW, You get a top 6RW! You get a 3C! You get Depth! You get Depth! We all get rid of Brouwer!