Calgary Flames Monday Roundtable: Remaining Off-Season Questions

Question 4: If Troy Brouwer starts the season off like he did last season, do you think we’ll be seeing an early trade with him? Or even before the season starts?

Jonathan Boulanger

Hopefully. Brouwer has enough potential for 20-25 goals but he has to perform up to the standard of hi high-dollar contract.

Ian Gustafson

I don’t see him being traded before the season starts but maybe during the season if he’s playing poorly. Let’s hope that it was just a down season and he will be back to the Troy Brouwer we all know and love.

Tomas Oppolzer

I think we should see a trade involving him. That contract for Brouwer was likely going to be an anchor from the moment it was signed. Do I think they can move him though? No, not unless they massively overpay another team to take on his contract. That or another GM falls seriously ill and Brad Treliving convinces them to trade for Brouwer in one of their fever dreams. Sadly this is a contract the Flames are likely stuck with, and he along with Matt Stajan will form the most expensive fourth line you ever saw.

Benjamin Prokopy

Trade Brouwer….to who?  For what?  Last I checked, the market for overpaid underachievers was pretty thin.

Sure, some teams with cap space will take on a bad contract, but usually a draft pick has to go with it. The Flames have few of those to spare.

Even if Treliving could hypnotize another GM into a deal, Brouwer would need to waive his No-Trade Clause. The barriers seem pretty insurmountable.

I’m afraid I’ve got 2 words for anyone that wants Troy Brouwer gone: “buy” & “out”.

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Dan Raicevich

Troy Brouwer is going nowhere. He is anchored by a $4.5 million dollar cap hit, as well as he has a full no movement clause (NMC) in his contract. It is highly unlikely he would waive that full NMC. Next summer could be a possibility as that NMC becomes a partial NMC, with 15 teams Brouwer can put on a no-trade list. Sorry, Brouwer is going absolutely positively nowhere.

Ramina Shlah

As much as the Calgary Flames could use that free cap space, it won’t happen. But then again, the last couple of season, Treliving has been an awesome negotiator so we never know. But no way the Flames would be able to trade him and not retain some of his salary.

However, if the Flames were considering trading him and retaining some of his salary, I don’t think it’ll be in the middle of the season either. Unless they’re really struggling, but I don’t see that happening either.

And hey Tomas, it’ll be an expensive fourth-line, but remember! The Flames bought out Lance Bouma! So not only will we be seeing someone else on that fourth line, but there’s that Bouma money they’re still paying for on top of that. So it’s even MORE expensive.

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