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Booth was never going to turn it around in Florida. He hasn't been the same player for them ever since his concussion problems. Florida isn't willing to pay 4.5 million for the next 4 years for for a guy that will get them 40 points and is -31. Hopefully a change in scenery will help Booth out.
And while Florida does pick up the higher salary cap, they get expiring one year contracts instead of being stuck with (for them) a bad contract which can help them later on. They main thing might be that the get rid of Reinprecht who was getting paid a couple million to toil in the minors so that's probably how the pick got involved.
The best part of the pick is that it's our own pick that we had traded for Higgins so that means we have better leverage with an offer sheet. We also have an extra roster spot on our 23 man team.
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