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Originally Posted by getbak
Using the CapGeek buyout calculator, if the Hawks were to buyout Hossa in the summer of 2017 (when his salary drops to $1M/season), he would still have a cap hit of $4.6M for the final four seasons of his contract, then an additional $333,333 cap hit for the following four seasons.
Using the CapGeek Cap Benefit Recapture calculator, if Hossa were to retire in 2017 without being traded by Chicago, the cap penalty would be $4.275M for the final four seasons of his contract.
So, it's better Chicago for him to retire early than it is to buy him out, although both scenarios will suck for the Hawks.
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They could also trade him to a cap floor team. That'd save a cap floor team 4+ mil a year for several years.