Quote Originally Posted by Rutnstrut View Post
It still makes no sense to me to let Lang walk if they put Evans in there since they wanted to develop a younger player. Evans is good, but being in a new system takes a bit away from him. He is a downgrade from Lang.
Evans - $2.25M one year contract, $200,000 guaranteed.
Lang - $28.5M three year contract, $19,000,000 guaranteed.

It's not difficult to understand why they let Lang walk, or why they are willing to give Evans a shot, especially when you consider that Evans has been more durable throughout his career.