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Originally Posted by SebC
Wouldn't the more logical rule be that only the remaing cap advantage gets recaptured? Or just make it so that when a player retires, his cap hit stays? These penalties seems excessive (to the point that I have a hard time believing they're even correct).
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the whole backloading issue is that years were added so teams and players could get substantial money in the first few years. Looking at most of these contracts the big cap advantage years have already been played. This is essentially a poison pill to punish the teams for circumventing the cap in a legalish manner. The fact that even if the contract is traded the original signing club still being on the hook is a big f you from the NHL. Teams can either buy out for big money or get an untimely cap hit for term left after retiring.