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Flames acquire Bouwmeester

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:01 pm
by gaijin

Re: Flames acquire Bouwmeester

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:12 pm
by section319
Thats it huh? I guess with it so close to UFA, they took what they could get.

Re: Flames acquire Bouwmeester

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:29 pm
by gaijin
Yeah, both Bouwmeester and Leopold are UFAs as of July 1st, so both teams still have to try and sign them. Calgary just has exclusive rights during the last remaining days to make him an offer.

Re: Flames acquire Bouwmeester

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:43 pm
by philco_3
Eh, unless they sign em I think the trades were useless.

Re: Flames acquire Bouwmeester

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:05 pm
by section319
I am sure Bouwmeester will sign with Calgary, a legit play off contender in a good market, as long as Calgary is willing to pay.

Re: Flames acquire Bouwmeester

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:45 pm
by WaukeeBlues
section319 wrote:I am sure Bouwmeester will sign with Calgary, a legit play off contender in a good market, as long as Calgary is willing to pay.
For Bouwmeester, he's got the Flames by the balls. Zero past loyalty to the organization with the Flames dependent on getting him signed. Great situation for him to rack up that paycheck.

Re: Flames acquire Bouwmeester

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:07 am
by Prison Bull
A player would have to be stupid to sign with a team as open season approaches. No agent would tell him to sign anything. The only thing it does is allow him to 'think' about playing for Calgary and listen to their offer. Really a waste of a 3rd rounder if JBo was planning on signing there anyway. Funniest scenario would be him re-signing with the Panthers on July 1st!

Re: Flames acquire Bouwmeester

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:42 pm
by northwest dave
Boowmeester signs with Calgary.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=283345

5 year at $6.6M per.

Re: Flames acquire Bouwmeester

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:52 pm
by philco_3
Slightly over paid?

Re: Flames acquire Bouwmeester

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:09 pm
by section319
Probably, but he wasn't gonna go anywhere for anything less, someone was gonna pay it. Turns out that team was Calgary.

Re: Flames acquire Bouwmeester

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:17 am
by Mellanby_equals_grit
How often has this trading UFAs after the season thing occurred? Seems silly. Giving up a pick almost makes it absurd.

Re: Flames acquire Bouwmeester

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:35 pm
by WaukeeBlues
philco_3 wrote:Slightly over paid?
WOW. :shock:

$6.68 million- damn. He had the Flames by the balls though, if they weren't going to pay him what he wanted he could go somewhere else to get the same thing. I think Sutter knew that going in though, I doubt he would acquire him not knowing Bouwmeester would jack up the price.

Re: Flames acquire Bouwmeester

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:10 pm
by section319
If they wouldn't sign him to it, someone else would have.