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Originally Posted by getbak
A high cap hit really only matters if the team is at the cap and is unable to make other moves because it doesn't have the salary room to make them. That was never an issue for this year's Flames.
Also, bonuses on entry-level deals really don't count because there is a bonus-cushion that allows teams to exceed the cap up to the value of all unpaid ELC bonuses.
Only the first $925,000 of Cervenka's cap hit ever had any impact on anything.
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This year yes considering the team was junk but had they needed to spend to the cap Cervenka's hit may have been troublesome. My point is simply the fact that as a fan cap hit is what is most important and not actual money if the team plans to spend to the cap