Weber's is the worst. $33M penalty divided by however many years left on his deal when he retires. Though the Parise/Suter combo is pretty bad as well. $40M combined for the two of them.
For some of these guys I expect we'll see traditional buyouts near the end of their deals. For instance, here are the options for a guy like Hossa if he wants to call it quits with a couple of years left on his deal:
Cap recapture:
About $9M a year for 2 years
No cash spent
Traditional buyout:
$4.6M a year for 2 years and then $300K for 2 more years
$1.2M in salary paid
So the Hawks could spend $1.2M and gain abut $4.4M in cap space for those 2 seasons.
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