You could hear it from the Rockies.
On Friday, the Calgary Flames announced the execution of the buyout of Troy Brouwer’s contract. And, when the news broke, the collective sigh of relief coming from Calgarians and fans from all over was enormous.
Brouwer’s buyout was inevitable. His 19 goals and 47 points in two seasons with the team were underwhelming given his $4.5M cap hit. Add to that his dramatic drop in possession (48% CF in two years with the Flames vs. 57.8% during the previous four years in Chicago), and keeping him around became very difficult to justify.