I just love when people imply I haven't atched certian players play, but that goes 1000x more for Jay Bouw. I've watched him play since he was 15 in the WHL, and I scouted him during my then scouting gig for McKeens. I've watched him play likely 200-300 times in his career, a good chunk of which was live.
Trust me, I know PLENTY about Bouwmeester, his style, his abilities, and what he can do.
If you took what I wrote as an implication he's as physical as Regher, then go back and reread it, repeatedly if need be since reading comprehension is clearly not your strength. I said no such thing. I said I'd like to get Bouw for the price that was paid, despite the fact we needed more of a physical player. For that price, he's by far the better bang for the buck than Regehr, even if we treated him as a rental and just waived him after the season to get back to being cap compliant, which obviously would be a last resort and likely not have to be done as there was a market for Bouw and teams that would have traded to get him from us after the season.
As well, I am more than aware of the cap. It's what I post about around here alot and why I had been against trading for Bouw in the first place several times on this board. But at that price, trade for him and dump him aftr the season. Certainly an upgrade on A Mart.
The cap only becomes an issue next season, not this season. So you drop Bouw after the season.
Perhaps you could hang around here a bit more and learn what some posters speak about a bit more often in the future. You might learn something. Considering how long you've been around I figured you would have, but clearly not.
Bouw is also not the type of player Lombardi was looking for.
